9. Amendment of section 10 of the principal enactment

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

Section 10 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:—

“(2) The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall –

(a)

forthwith inform the Commissioner General in the specified form, of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any entry in the registers relating to the motor vehicle and shall at the same time forward or deliver to the Commissioner-General the Certificate of Registration of such motor vehicle accompanied by the prescribed fee ; and

(b)

where he intends to effect such alteration in a motor vehicle as will change the class, overall measurements, external appearance , wheel base or seating capacity as specified in the

Certificate of Registration, obtain the prior approval of the Commissioner-General to effect such changes.”;

(2)

by the addition, immediately after subsection (2)

of that section, of the following subsections which shall have effect as subsections (3) and (4)

thereof :—

“(3) The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall forthwith inform the Commissioner-General in the specified form of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any entry in the registers relating to himself and shall at the same time forward or deliver to the Commissioner-General the Certificate of Registration of the motor vehicle accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4)

The registered owner of a motor vehicle who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding subsections shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding twenty thousand rupees.”.

Read on from s 10