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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Registration of motor vehicle traders - Procedure for registration of motor vehicle traders - Acceptance or refusal of application

34: Acceptance of application

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"When your car registration application is accepted by the Registrar"

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You can have your application for registration accepted if the Registrar is satisfied with it. The Registrar must be satisfied that you are not disqualified from registration and your application is properly completed. You need to comply with certain rules, like those in section 31 and section 32, for your application to be considered properly completed.

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Part 3Registration of motor vehicle traders
Procedure for registration of motor vehicle traders: Acceptance or refusal of application

34Acceptance of application

  1. The Registrar must accept an application for registration if the Registrar is satisfied that—

  2. one of the following circumstances applies:
    1. if the application is made by an individual, that person is not disqualified from registration:
      1. if the application is made by a company, that company and each person concerned in the management of that company are not disqualified from registration; and
      2. the application is properly completed.

        1. An application is properly completed only if it complies with section 31 and includes all of the matters required by section 32.