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Land Transport Act 1998

Motor vehicle registration and licensing - Register of motor vehicles

235: Purposes of register

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“The vehicle register helps keep things safe, fair, and organised”

The register of motor vehicles has four main purposes. It helps make sure people follow the law. It also helps keep New Zealand safe. The register is used to collect money that the law says needs to be collected. Lastly, it helps the government manage and improve laws and rules about transport.

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Part 17 Motor vehicle registration and licensing
Register of motor vehicles

235Purposes of register

  1. The purposes of the register are to facilitate—

  2. enforcement of the law:
    1. maintenance of the security of New Zealand:
      1. collection of charges imposed or authorised by an enactment:
        1. administration and development of transport law and policy.

          Notes
          • Section 235: inserted, on , by section 32(2) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).