s 10A Vehicles not to be registered without permits issued by Registrar
10A. —(1) No vehicle may be registered or, except as otherwise provided by this Act and the rules, continue to be registered under this Act unless there is in force a permit issued by the Registrar authorising the registration of the vehicle. [10/2017] (2) Except as otherwise provided by this Act or the rules, a permit must be issued upon the payment of a levy. [10/2017] (3) The Minister may by notification in the Gazette , prescribe a limit on the number of permits to be issued by the Registrar under subsection (1) and the Minister may prescribe different limits for vehicles belonging to any category, class or description. (4) The Minister may make rules for carrying out or giving effect to this section and, in particular, the rules may — ( a ) provide for the issue of permits under this section to successful applicants who submitted bids for the permits; ( b ) require fees and deposits to be paid for the submission of applications for the issue of permits under this section, and provide for the forfeiture of deposits for non-compliance with any conditions governing the submission of such applications; ( c ) prescribe the levy, or the method or manner for determining the amount of the levy, payable for a permit issued or transferred under this section; ( d ) prescribe the period for which a permit issued under this section is in force and different periods may be prescribed for vehicles belonging to different categories, classes or descriptions; ( e ) prescribe the conditions upon which permits are issued or transferred under this section; ( f ) provide for a rebate on all or any part of the levy payable for the issue or transfer of a permit under this section, in such circumstances as may be permitted by the rules; ( g ) provide for the cancellation of a permit issued or transferred under this section and the refund of all or part of the levy paid for the issue or transfer of the permit in such circumstances as may be permitted by the rules; ( h ) provide for the transfer of permits under this section at any time prior to the registration of a vehicle authorised by the permit; ( ha ) provide for the transfer of permits under this section to facilitate the replacement of defective vehicles; ( i ) provide for the issue of permits, whether with or without the payment of a levy, for vehicles which were registered under this Act prior to 2 April 1990; ( j ) provide for the renewal of a permit before or after its expiry and the levy and any other fee to be paid therefor; ( k ) exempt any particular vehicle or class of vehicles from the payment of the levy for a permit issued or transferred under this section; and ( l ) provide for all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this section. [7/2012] —(1) No vehicle may be registered or, except as otherwise provided by this Act and the rules, continue to be registered under this Act unless there is in force a permit issued by the Registrar authorising the registration of the vehicle. [10/2017] (2) Except as otherwise provided by this Act or the rules, a permit must be issued upon the payment of a levy. [10/2017] (3) The Minister may by notification in the Gazette , prescribe a limit on the number of permits to be issued by the Registrar under subsection (1) and the Minister may prescribe different limits for vehicles belonging to any category, class or description. (4) The Minister may make rules for carrying out or giving effect to this section and, in particular, the rules may — ( a ) provide for the issue of permits under this section to successful applicants who submitted bids for the permits; ( b ) require fees and deposits to be paid for the submission of applications for the issue of permits under this section, and provide for the forfeiture of deposits for non-compliance with any conditions governing the submission of such applications; ( c ) prescribe the levy, or the method or manner for determining the amount of the levy, payable for a permit issued or transferred under this section; ( d ) prescribe the period for which a permit issued under this section is in force and different periods may be prescribed for vehicles belonging to different categories, classes or descriptions; ( e ) prescribe the conditions upon which permits are issued or transferred under this section; ( f ) provide for a rebate on all or any part of the levy payable for the issue or transfer of a permit under this section, in such circumstances as may be permitted by the rules; ( g ) provide for the cancellation of a permit issued or transferred under this section and the refund of all or part of the levy paid for the issue or transfer of the permit in such circumstances as may be permitted by the rules; ( h ) provide for the transfer of permits under this section at any time prior to the registration of a vehicle authorised by the permit; ( ha ) provide for the transfer of permits under this section to facilitate the replacement of defective vehicles; ( i ) provide for the issue of permits, whether with or without the payment of a levy, for vehicles which were registered under this Act prior to 2 April 1990; ( j ) provide for the renewal of a permit before or after its expiry and the levy and any other fee to be paid therefor; ( k ) exempt any particular vehicle or class of vehicles from the payment of the levy for a permit issued or transferred under this section; and ( l ) provide for all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this section. [7/2012]