Section 4, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) Upon the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer undersection 2, the Licensing Authority shall assign to the motor vehicle or trailer an identification mark comprising– (a) the prescribed prefix indicating the registration area in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered; (b) a separate number; and (c) the prescribed suffix indicating the year of the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. (2) The Licensing Authority may, in such circumstances as it may determine by regulations, decide whether to withdraw an identification mark for the time being assigned to a motor vehicle or trailer. (3) The Licensing Authority shall upon any assignment or withdrawal made under subsection (2) make all necessary and consequential amendments to the register and the motor vehicle or trailer licence. (4) Regulations may require the identification mark assigned to a motor vehicle or trailer to be fixed in a prescribed manner to the motor vehicle or trailer, to any other motor vehicle drawn by the motor vehicle or to both, prescribe the size, the shape, colour, the character of the identification mark to be fixed on any motor vehicle or trailer, and any other matter for the effective implementation of this section. Registration of motor vehicles and trailers. Licensing of Identification marks. 4 5