(1)  On registering a motor vehicle or a trailer, the Registrar must assign a distinguishing registration number to the vehicle.

(2)  The Registrar may, on renewing the registration of a motor vehicle or a trailer, or at any other time, by written notice to the registered operator, withdraw the distinguishing number assigned to the vehicle and assign a new distinguishing registration number.

(3)  The Registrar may enter into an agreement with a person who operates or proposes to operate a particular vehicle or vehicles providing that the Registrar will, for a specified consideration, assign a registration number or numbers, in a specified form, to the vehicle or vehicles (and such an agreement may exclude an applicable scheduled fee for issuing a number plate).

(4)  For each registered motor vehicle or trailer, the Registrar must issue one or more number plates (as may be appropriate to the vehicle) bearing the registration number assigned to the vehicle.

(5)  The Registrar may, on receipt of an application by the registered operator of a motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle) or a trailer, accompanied by the applicable scheduled fee, issue a bicycle rack number plate for the vehicle.