Regulation 18

Every holder of a certificate of entitlement issued in respect of a motor vehicle shall register the motor vehicle before or on such date as the Registrar may specify in the notification under rule 11(2), or within such further period as the Registrar may approve.

A certificate of entitlement issued under rule 3(1)(a) after 1st August 2012 shall not entitle the person to whom it is issued to register a taxi.

A holder of a certificate of entitlement issued in respect of a motor vehicle who is not able to register the motor vehicle before or on the date specified in the notification under rule 11(2) may apply to the Registrar to extend the time for registration.

Upon receipt of an application to extend the time for registration under paragraph (1B), the Registrar may, in his discretion —

A fee of $42.51 is payable upon the Registrar granting the application under paragraph (1C)(a).

Where no vehicle is registered within the period referred to in paragraph (1), the certificate of entitlement shall be void and any deposit paid in respect of the certificate of entitlement under rule 7(2) shall be forfeited.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the holder of a certificate of entitlement who has yet to register a motor vehicle with that certificate of entitlement may apply to the Registrar to cancel the certificate and obtain a refund.

The Registrar may, upon receipt of an application under paragraph (3), in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, cancel the certificate of entitlement and refund the holder of a certificate of entitlement the deposit paid in respect of that certificate under rule 7(2).

A fee of $42.51 is payable upon the Registrar granting the application under paragraph (3).