Section 9B: Registration of unregistered vehicles

9B. Registration of unregistered vehicles (1) Notwithstanding section 9 (5), where a person is the owner of an unregistered motor vehicle or trailer which is used on the road, he shall within 3 months of 15 May 2003— (a) present to the Registrar-General for registration, the deed or declaration referred to in section 9 (2), together with— (i) the original of a registration document or a certified copy issued by the relevant authority of the country where the motor vehicle or trailer has been registered as new in that country and the paid customs bill of entry; or [Issue 7] R27 – 20 Revised Laws of Mauritius (ii) where the motor vehicle or trailer was imported as a new motor vehicle or trailer, the particulars of the engine number and capacity, chassis number and age of the motor vehicle or trailer, as certified by a dealer or by the Authority; and (b) pay the duty provided under section 9 (4). (2) Where the owner of the motor vehicle fails to register the deed of sale or declaration within the time limit specified in subsection (1), he shall be liable, in addition to the duty provided under section 9 (4), to a penalty at the rate specified in the Sixth Schedule to the Registration Duty Act. [S. 9B inserted by s. 4 of Act 46 of 2002 w.e.f. 15 May 2003; amended by s. 21 (c) of Act 26 of 2013 w.e.f. 19 May 2014.] 10. — [S. 10 amended by s. 4 of Act 35 of 1983 w.e.f. 5 November 1983; repealed by s. 5 (c) of Act 20 of 2003 w.e.f. 23 July 2003.] 11. — [S. 11 repealed by s. 5 (c) of Act 20 of 2003 w.e.f. 23 July 2003.]