Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
155Sale of motor vehicles
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155 Sale of motor vehicles
155 Sale of motor vehicles
A person who, whether on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of another person, sells a motor vehicle is guilty of an offence if it emits excessive air impurities.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—$2,000,000, or
(b) in the case of an individual—$500,000.
Note.
An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 169A.
s 155: Am 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [76]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.34 [28]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[5] [7].