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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1976
THIRD PARTY INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
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A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TODAY THAT ON TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THE NEW OWNER WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO PRODUCE A VALID CERTIFICATE OF THIRD PARTY INSURANCE MADE OUT IN HIS NAME.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES INSURANCE (THIRD PARTY RISKS) REGULATIONS HAD BEEN PROPOSED AND WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME LAW SHORTLY,
AT PRESENT, HE SAID, THE PRODUCTION OF A VALID CERTIFICATE WAS ALREADY REQUIRED ON THE FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT LICENSING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
+BUT MANY PEOPLE BUYING SECOND-HAND CARS PRODUCE THE INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF THE SELLER WHEN APPLYING TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, HE SAID,
+THIS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED WHEN THE AMENDING LEGISLATION COMES INTO EFFECT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT WHEN OWNERSHIP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WAS TRANSFERRED, THE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE COVER CEASED TO BE EFFECTIVE SO FAR AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS CONCERNED AND THAT THE NEW OWNER HAD TO TAKE OUT APPROPRIATE INSURANCE COVER IN RESPECT OF THE SAME VEHICLE ANYHOW.
+THEREFORE,+ HE SAID, THE PRODUCTION OF THE VALID CERTIFICATE SHOULD NOT PRESENT ANY PROBLEM.+
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