Section 20B: Sale of motor vehicles on behalf of other persons

20B. Sale of motor vehicles on behalf of other persons (1) Any dealer who sells a motor vehicle on behalf of any other person shall draw up a deed in such form as may be prescribed in four identical originals on paper of size A4 setting out— (a) the full name and address of the owner of the vehicle on whose behalf the vehicle was sold and the name of the person to whom the vehicle was sold; (b) the registration mark, make, model, engine number and capacity and chassis number of the vehicle; (c) the date of sale; (d) the national identity card number, the registered company number, or the registered number of a registered association, as the case may be, of the owner and the new owner; and (e) his own national identity card number or registered company number, as the case may be. (2) The originals of the deed of sale shall bear the following annotation signed by the dealer effecting the sale and the new owner: “We certify that this original is identical to the other originals with which it has been duly collated”. (3) The dealer referred to in subsection (1) shall— (a) within 15 days of the sale, send by registered post to the— (i) Commissioner, the first of the four originals together with a certified copy of a written authority from the owner to sell the motor vehicle referred to in that subsection; (ii) person from whom the owner holds a policy of insurance or security in respect of third party risks as required by Part V, the second of the four originals referred to in that subsection; (b) deliver to the new owner the registration book of the motor vehicle together with its licence, a “certificat de gage sans déplacement” in respect of the vehicle, the original of the authority to sell the motor vehicle and the remaining two originals referred to in subsection (1). [Issue 1] R (A3) – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) The new owner shall, within 15 days of the sale, present the remaining two originals referred to in subsection (1) together with the registration book and other relevant documents to the Commissioner who shall, upon payment of the registration fee specified in the Third Schedule— (a) register him as the owner of the motor vehicle in the register of vehicles; (b) return one of the originals to the new owner after completion of the registration; and (c) keep the other original for a maximum period of 5 years. (5) If the new owner fails to register the vehicle within the period specified in subsection (4), he shall be liable to a surcharge of 50 per cent of the registration fee payable.