41Damaged registration certificates

41 Damaged registration certificates (1) If the registration certificate for a vehicle becomes damaged in a material respect, the registered operator must, as soon as is practicable (but within 14 days) after discovering the damage— (a) tell the road transport authority about the damage; and (b) return the certificate to the authority. (2) If the registered operator returns the registration certificate under this section, the road transport authority may issue a replacement registration certificate to the operator. (3) For this section, a registration certificate becomes damaged in a material respect if anything required to be included on the certificate under section 40 (2) (Registration certificates) is missing or cannot be readily read.