66(1)Any person who defaces, destroys, or alters the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle or who places or stamps any serial, engine or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle, except one assigned thereto by the Registrar is guilty of an offence.

66(2)This section does not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original serial, engine, or other number or mark when such restoration is made under permit issued by the Registrar, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business numbers or marks upon motor vehicles or parts thereof.