Guidelines on the Modification of Private Vehicles
Legal requirements on the modification of vehicles
Section 12 of the Road Transport Act 1897 stipulates the legal requirements on any modification to a vehicle before and after its registration:
Inspection of motor vehicles and information to the Director-General
1. The Director-General or a director may at any time before registration of a motor vehicle require the motor vehicle to be brought to any convenient place specified by him and to be inspected and, if necessary, to be weighed and measured and after registration may at any time require a motor vehicle to be brought as aforesaid if he has reason to believe:-
1. that the motor vehicle does not comply with the requirements of this Act;
2. that any information furnished to him in respect of the motor vehicle is false, incorrect or misleading;
3. that the motor vehicle is not in a serviceable condition; or
4. that the weight, dimension, character, construction, colour, identifying particulars or seating accommodation has been altered after the registration thereof.
2. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall forthwith inform the Director in writing of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any entry in the register relating to the motor vehicle, and shall at the same time forward or deliver to the Director the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle.
3. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall, whenever required by the Director to do so:-
1. forthwith furnish to the Director all such information as he may require for the purpose of verifying the entries relating to such motor vehicle in the register; and
2. forthwith forward or deliver to the Director the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle.
4. After a motor vehicle has been inspected, weighed or measured under subsection (1), or upon receipt of any information or proof furnished in respect of a motor vehicle under subsection (2) or (3), the Director may make such amendments in the register and in the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle as he may consider necessary, and shall return the registration certificate to the registered owner.
5. Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement of the Director-General or a director under subsection (1) or under subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
Legal requirements on the modification of vehicles
Section 12 of the Road Transport Act 1897 stipulates the legal requirements on any modification to a vehicle before and after its registration:
Inspection of motor vehicles and information to the Director-General
1. The Director-General or a director may at any time before registration of a motor vehicle require the motor vehicle to be brought to any convenient place specified by him and to be inspected and, if necessary, to be weighed and measured and after registration may at any time require a motor vehicle to be brought as aforesaid if he has reason to believe:-
1. that the motor vehicle does not comply with the requirements of this Act;
2. that any information furnished to him in respect of the motor vehicle is false, incorrect or misleading;
3. that the motor vehicle is not in a serviceable condition; or
4. that the weight, dimension, character, construction, colour, identifying particulars or seating accommodation has been altered after the registration thereof.
2. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall forthwith inform the Director in writing of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any entry in the register relating to the motor vehicle, and shall at the same time forward or deliver to the Director the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle.
3. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall, whenever required by the Director to do so:-
1. forthwith furnish to the Director all such information as he may require for the purpose of verifying the entries relating to such motor vehicle in the register; and
2. forthwith forward or deliver to the Director the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle.
4. After a motor vehicle has been inspected, weighed or measured under subsection (1), or upon receipt of any information or proof furnished in respect of a motor vehicle under subsection (2) or (3), the Director may make such amendments in the register and in the registration certificate relating to such motor vehicle as he may consider necessary, and shall return the registration certificate to the registered owner.
5. Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement of the Director-General or a director under subsection (1) or under subsection (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.