sec.131Licence lost, stolen etc.

sec.131 Licence lost, stolen etc.

Whenever a licence is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, defaced, or mislaid, or can not be found, or whenever the particulars upon a licence other than a driver’s licence become illegible, the licensee shall forthwith forward written notification thereof to the superintendent. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A licensee whose licence is lost, stolen, destroyed, mislaid, defaced, or mutilated, or can not be found, or upon which the particulars have become illegible may apply in writing to the superintendent for the issue of a duplicate licence and the superintendent may upon proof of the facts to his or her satisfaction by a statutory declaration or otherwise and, upon payment of the prescribed fee cause to be issued in lieu of such licence a duplicate licence which, upon issue, shall become for all the purposes of the Act and this regulation the licence of the person named therein. A duplicate licence shall be in accordance with the form prescribed for a new licence and indicate that it is a duplicate licence. Upon the issue of a duplicate licence the previous licence as aforesaid shall become null and void and the duplicate licence shall be valid for all purposes and uses for which the original licence would have been valid. s 131 amd reg pubd gaz 14 February 1976 p 563; 29 June 1991 pp 1285–1305; 1994 SL No. 275 s 12 ; 1995 SL No. 18 s 116 ; 1999 SL No. 299 s 26 (sec.131-ssec.1) Whenever a licence is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, defaced, or mislaid, or can not be found, or whenever the particulars upon a licence other than a driver’s licence become illegible, the licensee shall forthwith forward written notification thereof to the superintendent. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.131-ssec.2) A licensee whose licence is lost, stolen, destroyed, mislaid, defaced, or mutilated, or can not be found, or upon which the particulars have become illegible may apply in writing to the superintendent for the issue of a duplicate licence and the superintendent may upon proof of the facts to his or her satisfaction by a statutory declaration or otherwise and, upon payment of the prescribed fee cause to be issued in lieu of such licence a duplicate licence which, upon issue, shall become for all the purposes of the Act and this regulation the licence of the person named therein. (sec.131-ssec.3) A duplicate licence shall be in accordance with the form prescribed for a new licence and indicate that it is a duplicate licence. (sec.131-ssec.3A) Upon the issue of a duplicate licence the previous licence as aforesaid shall become null and void and the duplicate licence shall be valid for all purposes and uses for which the original licence would have been valid.