# The Sale of Registration Marks Regulations 1989, Paragraph 8: Conditions for the assignment of a registration mark under the scheme


(1) A registration mark may not be assigned to a vehicle in pursuance of a relevant right unless the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied.
(2) The conditions are –
(a) where the registered number in a registration mark contains a single letter of the alphabet, that the assignment of that mark to a vehicle would not give an indication that the vehicle was first registered more recently than is the case;
(b) that a vehicle licence taken out under the 1971 Act must be in force for the vehicle or an application for such a licence must have been made;
(c) that the vehicle must be a vehicle to which –
(i) section 45 of the 1988 Act applies; or
(ii) section 49 of the 1988 Act applies; and
(d) that the Secretary of State is satisfied as to the origins of the vehicle and the date on which the vehicle was first used.
(3) In this paragraph, “registered number” has the meaning given by regulation 9 of the Registration and Licensing Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1938/schedule/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-registration-marks-regulations-1989/schedule/paragraph-8
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