Section 8
Motor vehicles to be licensed
(1)
No person shall use on a road a motor vehicle or trailer for which a motor vehicle licence is not in force, or use a motor vehicle for a purpose not authorised by the motor vehicle licence in force for the use thereof:
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to —
(a)
use of a motor vehicle or trailer by a dealer under and in accordance with a licence under section 11; or
(b)
use by a registered owner solely on private roads.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 3 months.
(3)
Where a licence has been granted in respect of a motor vehicle to be used for a certain purpose or purposes, and such motor vehicle is at any time during the period for which the licence is in force used for another purpose, the person so using the motor vehicle or causing or permitting the use thereof shall, if the fee chargeable in respect of a licence for a motor vehicle used for such other purpose is higher than the fee chargeable in respect of the licence held by such person, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000.
Road Traffic
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