As enacted

Contents

6. Amendment of section 3 of the principal enactment

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

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

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

“(1) No motor vehicle shall be registered unless that vehicle conforms to the provisions of this Act and regulations made hereunder in regard to the construction, weight, dimensions and equipment of motor vehicles of the class or description to which that vehicle belongs.”;

(2)

in subsection (2) thereof by the substitution for the words “exceeds two and a half metric tons” of the words “exceeds four thousand five hundred kilograms ; and

(3)

by the addition immediately after subsection (1)

thereof of the following subsections which shall have effect as subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5)

thereof:—

“(2) The Commissioner-General shall not register any motor vehicle —

(a)

if he has reason to believe —

(i)

that it has been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, innovated, adapted, modified, or its construction changed, illegally or otherwise than in conformity with the prototype approved by the

Commissioner-General ;

(ii)

that it has been assembled otherwise than with branded new parts or without the permission of the manufacturer of those parts;

(iii)

that it is mechanically defective;

(iv)

that it fails to comply with prescribed standards of safety;

(v)

that it is stolen ;

(vi)

that the identity of the vehicle is false or in doubt;

(vii)

that the chassis number has been tampered with;

(viii)

that the applicant for registration of the vehicle has failed to furnish particulars of a previous registration, if any;

(ix)

that the applicant has furnished inaccurate particulars in the application for registration of the vehicle; or

(x)

that the vehicle has been imported with forged documents or that the application for registration contains a forged signature or is accompanied by forged documents;

(b)

where the motor vehicle comprises features which —

(i)

are not in accordance with the particulars contained in the application;

(ii)

are not in his opinion roadworthy or are by reason of its design, construction or any condition thereof or any equipment thereof are not in compliance with the provisions of this Act;

(iii)

require the prior written approval of the

Commissioner-General for the import thereof and has been imported without obtaining such approval;

(iv)

have been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, adapted, modified or the construction of which has been changed in any manner, without the prior written approval of the Commissioner-General.

(3)

The decision of the Commissioner-General not to register a motor vehicle by reason of his findings under paragraphs (a) or (b) shall be final.

(4)

No person under the age of eighteen years shall be registered as the owner of a motor vehicle:

Provided however, that a person under the age of eighteen years may be registered as the beneficial owner of a motor vehicle in which event the parent or guardian of such person shall be registered as the owner thereof.

(5)

Any person who submits an application for registration, which contains a forged signature or is accompanied by forged documents shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding fifteen thousand rupees. ”.

Read on from s 7