Vehicle and Traffic (Transitional and Consequential) Act 1999
5Certificates of registration, registration labels and number plates
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5 Certificates of registration, registration labels and number plates
(1) A certificate of registration, a registration label or a number plate which was issued under the former Traffic Act provisions and was in force immediately before the commencement day, is taken to be a certificate of registration, registration label or number plate issued under the new Act (despite any non-conformity with the requirements of the new Act).
(2) A registration label issued under the former Traffic Act provisions is taken to be properly displayed as required by the new Act (despite any actual non-conformity with the requirements of the new Act) if it is displayed as required by the former Traffic Act provisions.