17Right of Government Insurance Office against unauthorised drivers

#### 17 Right of Government Insurance Office against unauthorised drivers 17 Right of Government Insurance Office against unauthorised drivers > Where the death of or bodily injury to any person is caused by or arises out of the use of an insured motor vehicle and that motor vehicle was at the time of the occurrence out of which such death or injury arose driven by a person without the authority of the owner or without reasonable grounds for believing that the driver had the authority of the owner, then: > > > (a) such driver shall not be entitled to recover from the Government Insurance Office any sum on account of any moneys (including costs) paid or payable by such driver in respect of the driver’s liability in respect of such death or bodily injury, but any amount necessary to satisfy such liability shall be paid by the Government Insurance Office to the person to whom the liability was incurred, and > > > (b) any sum properly paid by the Government Insurance Office in or towards the discharge of the liability of any person in respect of such death or bodily injury shall be recoverable by the Government Insurance Office from such driver. > > **s 17:** Am 1951 No 59, sec 5 (b); 1984 No 86, Schs 1 (6) (b), 5 (9).