Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014
Part 4Number plates
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Part 4 — Number plates
- Terms used 78
109A. Passenger transport vehicle authorisations 79
- Power to give exemption or refund in exceptional circumstances 80
Division 2 — Number plates generally
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CEO to provide number plates 80
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Fees for issue, reissue, replacement of certain number plates 81
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Return of number plates 83
113A. Return of number plates for passenger transport vehicles 84
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Transfer of certain plates 85
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Replacement of stolen, lost number plates 86
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Replacement of dilapidated, damaged number plates 87
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Number plate content, colour 88
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Surrender of non‑reflective plates 89
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Number plate to be fixed on vehicle 90
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Preventing effective identification of number plate 91
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No painting or interfering with number plates 94
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Seizure of number plates 94
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Restriction on manufacture, sale or supply of imitation plates 95
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Seizure and disposal of imitation plates 95
Division 3 — Name plates, special plates and reserved plates
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Name plates or special plates not for certain vehicles 96
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Special plate content and colour 96
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Name plate content and colour 97
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Disposal of right to display special plates 97
128A. Reserved plates 97
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Right to display special plates, name plates, reserved plates 98
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Fees for transfer of right to display special plates, name plates, reserved plates 99
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Retention of special plates, name plates, reserved plates by CEO 101
Division 4 — Trade plates for unlicensed vehicles
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Who may be issued trade plates 101
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Trade plate content, colour 102
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Fees for trade plates 102
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Replacement of lost, stolen, dilapidated, damaged trade plates 103