Section 20J: Alteration to motor vehicles
consolidated text (as at 2012). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
20J. Alteration to motor vehicles
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no alteration can be made to the parts of a
motor vehicle whose particulars are given in the registration book of such
vehicle, unless the owner has obtained the approval of the Commissioner to
make such alteration.
(2) It shall not be necessary to obtain the approval referred to in subsection (1) in respect of any change in the unladen weight of a motor vehicle
not exceeding 2 per cent consequent on the addition or removal of fittings or
accessories.
R (A3) – 16 (1) [Issue 5]
Road Traffic (Amendment No. 2) Act 2006
(3) Where the Commissioner receives an application for an approval
referred to in subsection (1), he shall, within 21 days, communicate, by
post, his decision to the owner of the vehicle.
(4) Where any alteration has been made in a motor vehicle with the
approval of the Commissioner, the owner of the vehicle shall, within 15 days
of the alteration, report the alteration, and forward the registration book, to
the Commissioner.
(5) The Commissioner shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, amend the
register and issue a new registration book showing therein the particulars of
the alteration.