Registration means the Registration of Motor Vehicle under Part I of the Road Traffic Act.

The Registration tax means the tax imposed by Part II of the Motor Vehicle (Registration & Transfer) Act

Transfer means any transaction whereby the property, or any interest in the property, in a motor vehicle is transferred from one person to another whether pursuant to any sale, mortgage or other arrangement of any kind, and whether or not the transfer is for any valuable Consideration.

Tax on transfer means the tax imposed by Part III of the Motor Vehicle (Registration & Transfer) Act.

Motorcycle means a motor vehicle with less than four wheels, the unladen weight of which does not exceed four hundred Kilograms. 

Motor Vehicle means any self-propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on the roads and includes an engineering plant.   

Application for Registration. 

An application for registration of Motor vehicles or trailers shall be made in the prescribed form by the owner of the Motor vehicle or trailer to the Authority and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fees. 

Registration Tax

Motor vehicle registration tax is Charged, levied and Collected at the rate set out in the First Schedule of the Act.

Categories of Motor Vehicle Registration

First Vehicle Registration

It is when the vehicle is first  introduced for the first time after either Importation, Local made or re-categorization in the Central Motor Vehicle Registry System (CMVRS)  

Subsequent or other Registration

Which includes others forms of Registration such as:

• Change of Use         
• Change of Colour 
• Change of Vehicle’s Particulars
• Updating  of vehicle Information
• Amendment of Title holders 
• Vehicle Deregistration, etc