Traffic Regulation Ordinance (Cap. 65), article 57

57. (1) An owner of a motor vehicle who fails to renew the licence relative to the said motor vehicle shall, without preju dice to his liability to criminal punishment under this Ordinance or un der any other law, also be, and be deemed to have always been, civi lly 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 pe riod of eight years from the date due for the renewal of the relative l icence. Cap. 12. (3) When the Authority gives any notice by means of a judicial letter that the said person is civilly liable for the payment o f any amount to the Authority under this article, the said notice sha ll 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 sha ll 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. 26 CAP. 65.] TRAFFIC REGULATION (4) Any proceedings in order to o bject to a notice in terms of subarticle (3) shall be commenced by means of an application fi led 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 app licant with regard to the notice and sh all indicate the witnesses whic h the applicant intends to produce in support of this claim. (6) The application together with the date of first hearing fixe d by the Court shall be notified to the Authority who may file a reply within fifteen days fr om the date of service of the said act, g iving its reason for objecting to the d emand and indicat ing the witne sses it wished to produce in its defence. Cap. 12. (7) Saving the preceding provisions of this article, the provisions of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure relating to proceedings before th e court of civil jurisdiction shall apply in relation to any application filed in terms of this art icle. Cancellation of licence in certain cases. Added by: XLI. 1975.6. Amended by: XL.1977.5; XIII. 1983.5; XXIII. 2000.30; L.N. 408 of 2007.