### 5 Appointment of Registrar > [*\[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja164@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 5 Substituted by No. 37 of 2019, s. 4, Applied:04 Nov 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-11-04/act-2019-037#GS4@EN) > > > (1) The Minister may appoint to be the Registrar of Motor Vehicles a person who is a State Service officer or State Service employee. > > > (2) The Registrar may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment. > > > (3) A person who, immediately before the commencement of the [Vehicle and Traffic Amendment Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-037) , held the office of Registrar continues to hold that office on the same terms and conditions as set out in his or her instrument of appointment.

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