Section 16: Cancellation of registration

16. Cancellation of registration (1) Where a motor vehicle or trailer has been— (a) destroyed; (b) removed permanently from Mauritius; (c) rendered permanently incapable of use after having been dismantled; (d) damaged beyond repairs; or (e) scrapped, the owner shall, within 15 days, notify the Commissioner of the fact in writing and surrender to him the registration book of the vehicle. (2) On receipt of the notification and the registration book, the Commissioner shall cancel the registration book and the entry relating to the vehicle in the register. (3) The Commissioner may cancel the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer where— (a) although he has not received any notification under subsection (1), he is satisfied of the existence of any of the facts specified in that subsection; (b) the tax chargeable under section 29 in respect of the vehicle has not been paid by its owner for a period of 12 consecutive months or more; (c) the vehicle exceeds the age-limit prescribed for the class or description of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs; (d) he is satisfied that the vehicle is a total loss; R (A3) – 9 [Issue 1] Road Traffic (Amendment No. 2) Act 2006 (e) he is satisfied that— (i) the registration of the vehicle has been obtained on the basis of documents which were, or by representation of facts which was, false in any material particular; or (ii) the engine number or the chassis number embossed thereon is different from the number entered in the registration book or the register, or has been defaced; (f) after having ordered the examination of the vehicle by such authority as he may appoint and upon such examination, he is satisfied that— (i) the vehicle is in such a condition that it is incapable of being used or its use on a road would constitute a danger to the public; and (ii) it is beyond reasonable repair. (4) Before cancellation of the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer under subsection (3) (a), (b) or (e), the Commissioner shall give the owner of the vehicle or trailer an opportunity to make any representation he may wish to make. (5) Upon cancellation of the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer under subsection (3), the Commissioner shall communicate such fact in writing to the owner who shall, within 15 days of receipt of the communication, surrender to the Commissioner the registration book and the motor vehicle licence of the vehicle where applicable. (6) The Commissioner shall cancel a registration book surrendered under subsection (5) and the entry relating to the vehicle in the register. (7) Where the registration of a motor vehicle is cancelled under subsection (2) or (3), the Commissioner may assign the registration mark of that vehicle to any other motor vehicle or trailer which he subsequently registers. (8) (a) Where the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer has been cancelled under subsection 3 (b), the Commissioner may re-register the vehicle where the owner has complied with such regulations as may be made for the purpose of re-registration. [Issue 1] R (A3) – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) Upon re-registration under paragraph (a), the Commissioner shall assign a new registration mark to the vehicle or trailer where its registration mark has been assigned to another motor vehicle or trailer under subsection (7).