90Registrar may require return of number plates

90 Registrar may require return of number plates

(1)  This regulation applies if the Registrar –

(a) is of the opinion that the registration number on a number plate –

(i) may be mistaken for another registration number; or

(ii) is offensive; or

(iii) is otherwise inappropriate for display; or

(iv) is prohibited under any Act; or

(b) changes the specifications to which a number plate for a vehicle is manufactured; or

(c) believes that a number plate –

(i) has been issued in error; or

(ii) has not been lawfully acquired, including being acquired by fraud, misrepresentation or other dishonest means.

(2)  The Registrar, by written notice to the holder of a number plate, may require the holder of the number plate to return to the Registrar the number plate specified in the notice.

(3)  A notice under subregulation (2) is to state –

(a) the registration number of the number plate to be returned; and

(b) the Registrar's reason for requiring the number plate to be returned; and

(c) the day on which the number plate ceases to be a valid number plate; and

(d) the period during which the number plate must be returned; and

(e) whether the Registrar intends –

(i) to exchange the number plate for another number plate; or

(ii) to refund any fee paid for the issue of the number plate to the holder of the number plate rather than replacing the number plate in any way; or

(iii) to negotiate an agreement with the holder of the number plate as to whether the number plate is to be exchanged, or the fee refunded, or such other compensation as may be agreed by the parties.