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