Cap. 65 Art. 57Civil liability of owner failing to renew licence.

(1) An owner of a motor vehicle who fails to renew the

licence relative to the said motor vehicle shall, without prejudice to

his liability to criminal punishment under this Ordinance or under

any other law, also be, and be deemed to have always been, civilly

liable towards the Authority for the payment of the amount due for the relevant licence fee.

(2) Proceedings for the collection of any civil debt incurred by virtue of subarticle (1) shall be barred by the lapse of the period of eight years from the date due for the renewal of the relative licence.

(3) When the Authority gives any notice by means of a judicial letter that the said person is civilly liable for the payment of any amount to the Authority under this article, the said notice shall constitute an executive title for the purposes of Title VII of Part I of Book Second of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure,

unless the person notified shall commence proceedings in the competent court of civil jurisdiction in order to object to the said notice within thirty days from the date of service upon him of the said notice.

(4) Any proceedings in order to object to a notice in terms of subarticle (3) shall be commenced by means of an application filed against the Authority.

(5) The said application shall give the grounds of the objection to the notice and shall contain the specific demands of the applicant with regard to the notice and shall indicate the witnesses which the applicant intends to produce in support of this claim.

(6) The application together with the date of first hearing fixed by the Court shall be notified to the Authority who may file a reply within fifteen days from the date of service of the said act, giving its reason for objecting to the demand and indicating the witnesses it wished to produce in its defence.

(7) Saving the preceding provisions of this article, the provisions of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure relating to proceedings before the court of civil jurisdiction shall apply in relation to any application filed in terms of this article.

58. Repealed by: V. 2011.11.

20. Repealed by XXIII. 2000.30.

21. Repealed by XXIII. 2000.30.