Clause 4

by deleting the words “It shall be the duty of the Registrar on receipt of such applications and declarations and on payment of such fees as are prescribed to issue licences for vehicles other than bicycles and to register bicycles” appearing in the first, second, third, and fourth lines of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “The Registrar shall not be required to issue licences for vehicles other than bicycles, and to register bicycles without such declarations and the payment of such fees as are prescribed”;

by inserting immediately after subsection (1) thereof the following new subsections: —“(2A) The Registrar may refuse to issue a licence for a motor vehicle or may cancel a licence which has been issued if, after giving the owner an opportunity of making any representation he may wish to make, he has reason to believe that the motor vehicle in respect of which the application has been made or that the motor vehicle referred to in such licence has been or is intended to be used for an unlawful purpose or in an unlawful manner.(2B) Any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Registrar under subsection (2A) may, within twenty-one days of being notified of the decision appeal to the Minister, and on such appeal the Minister may make such order as he deems fit. Any order made by the Minister under this subsection shall be final and shall not be called into question in any court.(2C) The provisions of subsection (2B) shall not apply to any person who acquires a motor vehicle after the licence in respect of such motor vehicle has been cancelled by the Registrar under subsection (2A).(2D) The decision of the Registrar under subsection (2A), as to the cancellation of a licence which has been issued, shall take effect —

where there is no appeal against such decision, twenty-three days after the posting of the registered letter notifying the owner of such decision;

in the event of an appeal against such decision, three days after the posting of the registered letter notifying the owner of the order of the Minister under subsection (2B) confirming such decision.(2E) The Registrar shall, where the licence of a motor vehicle has been cancelled under subsection (2A), endorse the registration book of such motor vehicle on the date such cancellation takes effect in accordance with subsection (2D).”.