Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
159Sale of motor vehicles not serviced, maintained or adjusted as prescribed
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159 Sale of motor vehicles not serviced, maintained or adjusted as prescribed
159 Sale of motor vehicles not serviced, maintained or adjusted as prescribed
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—
(a) the regulations require motor vehicles of the class to which it belongs to be serviced, maintained or adjusted in a specified manner, and
(b) the vehicle has not been serviced, maintained or adjusted in that manner.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—$2,000,000, or
(b) in the case of an individual—$500,000.
s 159: Am 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [80]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[5] [7].