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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
24Alteration in description of motor vehicle or trailer
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24 Alteration in description of motor vehicle or trailer
(1) Subject to subsection (3), where any alteration, affecting the
accuracy of any particulars of the description in the certificate of
registration of a motor vehicle or trailer, is made to that vehicle or
trailer, the owner shall, within 14 days after the completion of the
alteration, produce the motor vehicle or trailer, as the case may be,
for inspection at the office of the Registrar and return to the
Registrar for amendment the certificate of registration.
(2) Subject to section 25, the Registrar shall, without fee, note the
alterations on the certificate and return it to the owner.
(3) Where it is intended to make an alteration to a vehicle that shall
alter the configuration in which it is registered or which is specified
on a permit issued under section 107B in relation to the vehicle:
(a) subsection (1) does not apply; and
(b) the owner or driver of the vehicle shall, at the time of applying
for an amendment to the registration under section 107A or
the issue of a permit under section 107B or such other time as
the Registrar approves, present the vehicle for inspection and
return the certificate of registration and permit, if any, to the
Registrar for amendment or replacement.