Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Suspension or revocation
72The Registrar is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle, registration certificate, or registration plate, or any non-resident operating privilege or other permit in any of the following events:
(a) when he is satisfied that such registration, card, plate, or permit was erroneously issued,
(b) when he determines that a registered vehicle or a vehicle owned or operated by a non-resident is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways,
(c) when a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked,
(d) when he determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand,
(d.1) when he determines that the owner has not paid any other fee required by this Act to be paid with respect to the registration of a vehicle, or with respect to a registration certificate, registration plate, privilege or permit, and the fee is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand,
(d.2) when the Registrar determines that the circumstances established by the regulations made under paragraph 72.1(1) exist,
(d.3) when the Registrar is authorized to do so under a reciprocal agreement entered into under subsection 72.1(2),
(e) when a registration certificate, registration plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it is issued,
(f) when he determines that the owner has committed any offence under this Part involving the registration certificate, plate, or permit that is to be suspended or revoked, or
(g) when he is so authorized under any other provision of law.
1955, c.13, s.64; 1961-62, c.62, s.15; 1983, c.52, s.11; 1997, c.62, s.2; 2019, c.6, s.13
Revocation of registration
72The Registrar is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle, registration certificate, or registration plate, or any non-resident operating privilege or other permit in any of the following events:
(a) when he is satisfied that such registration, card, plate, or permit was erroneously issued,
(b) when he determines that a registered vehicle or a vehicle owned or operated by a non-resident is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways,
(c) when a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked,
(d) when he determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand,
(d.1) when he determines that the owner has not paid any other fee required by this Act to be paid with respect to the registration of a vehicle, or with respect to a registration certificate, registration plate, privilege or permit, and the fee is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand,
(d.2) when the Registrar determines that the circumstances established by the regulations made under paragraph 72.1(1) exist,
(d.3) when the Registrar is authorized to do so under a reciprocal agreement entered into under subsection 72.1(2),
(e) when a registration certificate, registration plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it is issued,
(f) when he determines that the owner has committed any offence under this Part involving the registration certificate, plate, or permit that is to be suspended or revoked, or
(g) when he is so authorized under any other provision of law.
1955, c.13, s.64; 1961-62, c.62, s.15; 1983, c.52, s.11; 1997, c.62, s.2