(1)  Subject to subregulation (2) , the Registrar must, on receipt of an application for the renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle or a trailer that is eligible for registration accompanied by the appropriate registration payment (including any payment required for special number plates), and on compliance by the applicant with any requirements made in respect of the application, renew the registration for a further period.

(2)  The Registrar may refuse an application for the renewal of the registration –

(a) on any ground on which the application, assuming it were an application for registration, could be refused; or

(b) on the ground that the registered operator has failed to comply with an obligation to produce the vehicle for inspection, or to pay a fee related to inspection of the vehicle.

(3)  If the registration of a vehicle (not being seasonal registration) is renewed on an application for the renewal made after the expiry of the previous registration period, the period for which the registration is renewed is taken, for the purpose of calculating the appropriate registration payment and the date when the registration will next expire, to run from the day after the expiry of the registration but the vehicle is to be regarded, for all other purposes, as unregistered from the day after the date of expiry until the date of renewal.

(4)  If the seasonal registration of a vehicle is renewed on an application for the renewal made after the commencement of the nominated seasonal registration period, the period for which the registration is renewed is taken, for the purpose of calculating the appropriate registration payment and the date when the registration will next expire, to run from the commencement of the nominated registration period but the vehicle is to be regarded, for all other purposes, as unregistered from the commencement of the nominated seasonal registration period until the date of renewal.