24Alteration in description of motor vehicle or trailer

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.