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Vehicle (Right-hand Drive) Act 1984 [13 MIRC Ch.2]

TITLE 13 - MOTOR VEHICLES 13 MIRC Ch. 2

CHAPTER 2.

RIGHT-HAND DRIVEN VEHICLES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
§201. Short title
§202. Import Restriction
§203. Government Import

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An Act to regulate the importation of right-hand driven vehicles and for related purposes. [Section numbering style modified to conform to new Code format (Rev.2003)]

Commencement: March 19, 1984
Source: P.L. 1984-15

§201. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the "Vehicle (Right-hand Drive) Act 1984". [P.L. 1984-15]

§202. Import restriction.

(1) Subject to Section 203 of this Act, no person may import any land-operated right-hand drive motor vehicle.

(2) Land-operated right-hand drive motor vehicles imported or attempted to be imported in contravention of Subsection (1) of this Section are prohibited imports within the meaning of any law relating to the import of goods. [P.L. 1984-15,§3.][Formerly numbered as §203, original §202 was "reserved". [Rev.2003]

§203. Government import, etc.

Notwithstanding Section 202(1) of this Act, the Government of the Marshall Islands may import a vehicle if the Minister determines that the purpose of importation is for a Government of the Marshall Islands public works function and that no left-hand drive vehicles for such purpose are available. As used herein, "Minister" means the Minister responsible for the subject matter of this Act. [P.L. 1984-15,§ 4.][formerly numbered as §204, see annotation under §202 above[Rev2003]