Refusal of application for registration
25(1)The Registrar shall refuse registration or any transfer of registration upon any of the following grounds:
(a)
that the application contains any false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information or reasonable additional information requested by the Registrar or that the applicant is not entitled to registration of the vehicle under this Act,
(b)
that the vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways,
(b.1)
that the taxes owing under the
Harmonized Sales Tax Act in respect of the motor vehicle have not been paid;
(c)
that the Registrar has reasonable ground to believe that the vehicle is a stolen vehicle,
(c.1)
that the applicant is under the age of sixteen;
(c.2)
that the vehicle was a school bus, if the flashing red and amber lights have not been disconnected or removed and if the vehicle has not been painted a colour other than the school-bus colour,
(d)
that the registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this Province, or
(e)
that the applicant has not paid the required fee with respect to the vehicle, or with respect to the registration of, or a registration certificate, registration plate or permit for, any vehicle under this Act.
25(2)Paragraph (1)(
b) does not apply to the registration or the transfer of registration of a motor vehicle as a salvage vehicle or a non-repairable vehicle.
1955, c.13, s.16; 1977, c.32, s.4; 1978, c.39, s.2; 1983, c.52, s.6; 1985, c.34, s.6; 1997, c.H-1.01, s.53; 1998, c.5, s.6; 2012, c.36, s.6