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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
37Persons who may drive vehicle with trader's plate
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37 Persons who may drive vehicle with trader's plate
(1) Subject to this section, a person shall not, upon any public street,
drive a motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle having a trader's
plate attached unless that person:
(a) is the holder of a licence to drive a motor vehicle; and
(b) is:
(i) the trader to whom the plate was issued or transferred or
an employee of such trader;
(ii) a prospective purchaser of the vehicle or his employee
or agent who is accompanied by the trader or an
employee of the trader; or
(iii) a prospective purchaser of the vehicle or his employee
or agent where the trader to whom the plate was issued
or transferred is licensed as a motor vehicle dealer
under the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990.
(2) A prospective purchaser of a motor cycle or his employee or agent
may drive a motor cycle having a trader's plate attached if he
produces to the trader his licence to drive a motor cycle.
(3) The Registrar may, in his discretion, upon such conditions as he