(1)  In this section –

non-complying registered operator means a body corporate that has –

(a) been taken to have been convicted in accordance with section 20 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 of an offence under section 43G(3) in respect of non-compliance with a notice of demand; or

(b) been convicted of that offence by a court.

(2)  If a non-complying registered operator is convicted, or taken to have been convicted, of an offence, then, by that conviction, the registration of the vehicle specified in the notice of demand is suspended for a period of 14 days starting on the date specified in a notice of suspension served on the registered operator of the vehicle by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

(3)  If –

(a) in the normal course of events, the period of registration of the vehicle referred to in subsection (2) would end, and therefore would need to be renewed, within the 14-day period specified in the notice of suspension –

(i) the registration of that vehicle is suspended for that part of that 14-day period during which the registration continues; and

(ii) the registration of that vehicle may not be renewed until that 14-day period has ended; or

(b) the vehicle is not registered, that vehicle may not be registered, or the registration of that vehicle may not be renewed, until that 14-day period has ended.

(4)  The penalties imposed by subsection (2) in respect of an offence under section 43G(3) are in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Act in respect of that offence.