Motor Dealers Amendment Act 2007 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Motor Dealers Act 1974 in relation to demonstrator motor vehicles and notices of disposal of second-hand motor vehicles.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Motor Dealers Amendment Act 2007.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3Amendment of Motor Dealers Act 1974 No 52

The Motor Dealers Act 1974 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4Repeal of Act(1)

This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.

(2)

The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.

Schedule 1Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]Section 4 Definitions

Omit “but does not include” from the definition of second-hand motor vehicle in section 4 (1).

Insert instead “and includes”.

[2]Section 4 (7)

Omit “or a demonstrator motor vehicle”.

[3]Section 21 Holder of licence to keep register

Omit “and every demonstrator motor vehicle” wherever occurring in section 21 (3) (a) and (5) (a).

[4]Section 24 Dealers’ notices in respect of sale of second-hand motor vehicles, second-hand motor cycles and damaged new motor vehicles

Insert “or demonstrator motor vehicle” after “second-hand motor cycle” wherever occurring in section 24 (2), (3) and (4).

[5]Section 25 Sale of second-hand motor vehicle or demonstrator to trade owner

Omit the section.

[6]Section 26 Defences

Omit “or 25”.

[7]Section 26 (a)

Omit “either of those sections”. Insert instead “that section”.

[8]Section 29 Excluded defects

Omit “motor vehicle (being a second-hand motor cycle or demonstrator motor vehicle)” from section 29 (3).

Insert instead “second-hand motor cycle”.

[9]Section 29 (3) (b)

Omit “vehicle” wherever occurring. Insert instead “motor cycle”.

[10]Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions

Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):

Motor Dealers Amendment Act 2007