Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
10. Applications for registration
Feedback & supportEvery application for the registration of a motor vehicle shall be made in the prescribed form to the Director of a registration area and shall be signed by the person for the time being entitled to the possession of the motor vehicle.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any description, propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes a trailer;
Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), any person who satisfies the Director that he has been authorized in writing for that purpose by a person who is absent from Malaysia, may make application on behalf of that person for the registration of a motor vehicle, and in any such case the application shall be deemed to have been signed and made by that person.
Director
“Director” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under section 3;
No motor vehicle shall be registered unless—
such vehicle bears a clear, distinct and untampered engine and chassis number; and
the prescribed fee has been paid:
Provided that paragraph (a) shall not apply to any electric motor vehicle which has no engine number.
No motor vehicle shall be registered which does not comply with this Act as to construction, weight, equipment, use and age unless such motor vehicle has been exempted from such compliance under powers conferred by this Act.
An application for the registration of a motor vehicle which is the property of the Government or of a public body shall designate, by reference to his office, an officer in the service of the Government or public body, as the case may be, in whose charge such motor
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road
“road” means— (a) any public road and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges, tunnels, lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges, roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses, underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps, toll plazas, service areas, and other structures and fixtures to fully effect its use; (b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also includes a road under construction; and (c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 45A, also includes a parking place;
vehicle will be and such person for the time being holding such office shall, for the purpose of any offence, be deemed to be the registered owner of such motor vehicle.
vehicle
“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion;
No officer shall be deemed by reason only of subsection (5) to be guilty of an offence committed before the date on which he assumed such office.