Regulation 12

Where a certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed, or has been defaced or obliterated such that any particulars in the certificate are illegible, the holder thereof shall immediately apply to the Council for a duplicate of the certificate of registration.

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Council shall, on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule, if it is satisfied that the certificate of registration has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated, issue a duplicate of such certificate to the holder of the original thereof.

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

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

In the case of a certificate of registration which has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate of such certificate shall be issued unless the holder thereof makes a statutory declaration of the loss or destruction and furnishes the statutory declaration to the Council.

Where any original certificate of registration is found after any duplicate thereof is issued under this regulation, the holder of the certificate shall, within 14 days after the original certificate being found, return the duplicate to the Council 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 $1,000.