Duplicate certificatesN.I.
13.—(1) If a certificate of conformity or Department’s approval certificate is lost or defaced, application for the issue of a duplicate may be made—
(a)in the case of a certificate of conformity, to the manufacturer by whom the original was issued; and
(b)in the case of a Department’s approval certificate, to the Department.
(2) Where such a certificate has been lost, the application for the issue of a duplicate shall give particulars of the vehicle or vehicle part to which the original related and shall either state the serial number of the original certificate or give such other information with respect to the original certificate as is available and is reasonably required for enabling the records with respect to the original certificate to be searched and particulars of the original certificate traced.
(3) Where such a certificate has been defaced, the application for the issue of a duplicate shall be accompanied by the defaced certificate and, if the serial number of that certificate is no longer legible, by a statement of such other information with respect to the original certificate as is mentioned in paragraph (2).
(4) Every duplicate certificate issued under this regulation shall be marked “Duplicate”.
(5) Every application under this regulation for a duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by a remittance for the prescribed fee.