12. Amendment of section 13 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 13 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“(1) Every application for the registration of a new owner upon any change of possession of any motor vehicle shall—

(a)

be made to the Commissioner General substantially in the prescribed Forms Band C;

(b)

shall set out all particulars relating to that motor vehicle in respect of such of the matters specified in that form as may be applicable to that motor vehicle ;

and a receipt of acceptance shall be obtained from the Commissioner General.”;

(2)

by the renumbering of subsection (2) of that section as subsection (3) thereof ;

(3)

by the insertion immediately after subsection (1) of that section of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (2) thereof :—

“(2) (a) The new owner shall retain the duly completed prescribed Forms B1 and C1 .”.

Read on from s 13