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Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (Repealed 1.9.1994)

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20 Issue etc. of vehicle registration marks by motor dealers.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate with respect to the allocation of registration marks for vehicles to motor dealers who apply for such allocations and appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them and with respect to the assigning of the marks to vehicles by motor dealers. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may include provision— (a) as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks; (b) as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed; and (c) subject to section 25(2) of this Act, as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may also include provision for— (a) restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle; (b) securing that registration marks allocated to a dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which such a mark has already been assigned; and (c) requiring a motor dealer to furnish the Secretary of State within the prescribed period with the prescribed particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the dealer assigns a registration mark. (4) A registration mark assigned to a vehicle in pursuance of this section shall be deemed to be assigned to it under section 19 of this Act.

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20 Issue etc. of vehicle registration marks by motor dealers.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate with respect to the allocation of registration marks for vehicles to motor dealers who apply for such allocations and appear to the Secretary of State suitable to receive them and with respect to the assigning of the marks to vehicles by motor dealers. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may include provision— (a) as to the mode of application for the allocation of registration marks; (b) as to the transfer of registration marks allocated to a motor dealer in cases where the dealer dies or becomes incapacitated or bankrupt and in such other cases as may be prescribed; and (c) subject to section 25(2) of this Act, as to the cancellation of allocations of registration marks. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may also include provision for— (a) restricting the circumstances in which a motor dealer may assign a registration mark to a vehicle; (b) securing that registration marks allocated to a dealer are assigned by him in such sequence as the Secretary of State considers appropriate and that no registration mark is assigned to a vehicle to which such a mark has already been assigned; and (c) requiring a motor dealer to furnish the Secretary of State within the prescribed period with the prescribed particulars in respect of each vehicle to which the dealer assigns a registration mark. (4) A registration mark assigned to a vehicle in pursuance of this section shall be deemed to be assigned to it under section 19 of this Act.

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