Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65), article 56

56. Where any fine (multa or ammenda) is awarded by a court of criminal jurisdiction, or where a Commissioner for Justice h as made an order for the payment of a penalty under the provisions of the Commissioners for Justice Act , in connection with any offence under this Ordinance committed by the use of any motor vehicle, and such fine or penalty, as the case may be, has not been paid , the Authority shall withhold from renewing that motor vehicle’s roa d licence on the expiry thereof until such time as the payment of the fine or the penalty is effected: Provided that this article shall not apply in the event that a renewal of a licence, a change i n the name of the registered ow ner or the transfer of the road licence in respect of that vehicle is occasioned as a result of the sa id vehicle being acquired by vi rtue of a judicial sale by auction, h eld under the authority of the Courts, by the original vendor of the vehicle on account of non-payment of the purchase price. Civil liability of owner failing to renew licence. Added by: XXIII. 2000.30.