10.—(1) If a Department’s approval certificate has been lost or defaced, an application for issue of a replacement for the original certificate may be made to the Department at the place from which the original certificate was issued.
(2) The application shall –
(a)specify the identification number of the vehicle in respect of which the original certificate was issued; and
(b)be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after it receives the application and fee, the Department shall issue to the applicant a replacement for the certificate to which the application relates and any such replacement shall have the same effect as the certificate which it replaces and shall be marked “replacement”.