20ASale of uncollected or abandoned registered motor vehicle

20A Sale of uncollected or abandoned registered motor vehicle (1) If a registered motor vehicle is sold under Part 2 of the Uncollected Goods Act 2004 or as an abandoned vehicle in accordance with regulations under the Traffic Act 1987, the receiver or competent authority must, within 14 days after the sale, deliver to the Registrar: (a) a notice of disposal in the form of a statutory declaration; and (b) a copy of the receipt provided to the purchaser under section 30 of that Act. (2) Subject to section 21A, the purchaser must, within 14 days after the sale, apply, in the form of a statutory declaration, to the Registrar to transfer the registration of the motor vehicle to the purchaser. (3) If satisfied the vehicle has been sold in accordance with Part 2 of the Uncollected Goods Act 2004 or as an abandoned vehicle in accordance with the regulations under the Traffic Act 1987, the Registrar must, on payment of the prescribed fee, transfer the registration of the motor vehicle to the purchaser.