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Import of Motor Vehicles (Control) Act 1992

Commencement: 1 March 1993

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (CONTROL) ACT
NO. 30 OF 1992

Arrangement of Sections

1. Interpretation.
2. Prohibition of importation of right hand drive motor vehicle.
3. Penalty.
4. Commencement.

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (CONTROL) ACT
NO. 30 OF 1992

Assent: 16/12/92
Commencement: 01/03/93

To control and prohibit the importation of right hand drive motor vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows:-

INTERPRETATION

1. In this Act -

"motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act [CAP. 29];

"relevant date" means any date specified by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette and shall be a date after the date of expiry of a period of two months from the date of the coming into force of this Act.

PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF RIGHT HAND DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE

2. With effect from the relevant date, no person shall import or cause or permit to be imported into Vanuatu any motor vehicle which is constructed so as to be steered from the right side of that vehicle.

PENALTY

3. Any person who contravenes section 2 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding VT 200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

COMMENCEMENT

4. This Act shall come into force on the date of publication in the Gazette.

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