Regulation 10

Where a certificate of registration issued by the Council under section 22 of the Act has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated such that any particulars in the certificate are illegible, the holder of the certificate must immediately apply to the Registrar for a duplicate of the certificate of registration.

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Registrar must, on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule, if he or she is satisfied that a certificate of registration has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated, issue a duplicate of the certificate to the holder of the original certificate.

A duplicate of a certificate of registration has the same effect as the original.

In the case of a certificate of registration which has been defaced or obliterated, no duplicate of the certificate is to be issued unless the original certificate is returned to the Registrar.

In the case of a certificate of registration which has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate of the certificate is to be issued unless the holder of that certificate makes a statutory declaration of the loss or destruction and furnishes it to the Registrar.

Where any original certificate of registration is found after any duplicate of the certificate is issued under this regulation, the holder of the certificate must immediately return the duplicate to the Registrar for cancellation.

Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.