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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC (DRIVER LICENSING AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2010 (S.R. 2010, NO. 37) - REG 51

PART 5 - Registration of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Division 1 - Eligibility for registration Eligibility to be registered operator

(1)  Any of the following is eligible to be the registered operator of a motor vehicle or a trailer:
(a) a natural person who has reached the necessary age;
(b) a body corporate;
(c) a government department or State authority within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 .
(2)  The following restrictions apply in relation to registered operators:
(a) a body corporate may only be the registered operator of a motor vehicle or a trailer if it is to be the sole registered operator of the vehicle;
(b) a natural person may only be the registered operator of a heavy vehicle if the person is to be the sole registered operator of the vehicle;
(c) a natural person may be the registered operator of a light vehicle if the person is to be the sole registered operator of the vehicle or the person is to be the registered operator of the vehicle together with one other natural person.
(3)  A person is not to be recorded as the registered operator of a motor vehicle or a trailer under a business name.
(4)  The necessary age is –
(a) for the registered operator of a heavy vehicle, 18 years; or
(b) for the registered operator of any other vehicle, 16 years.



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