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(1)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—
(a)on the first issue by him of a vehicle licence for a vehicle; or
(b)where particulars in respect of the vehicle are furnished to him by a motor dealer in pursuance of section 20 of this Act before the Secretary of State first issues a vehicle licence for the vehicle, on receiving the said particulars,
to register the vehicle in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit without any further application in that behalf by the person taking out the licence and, except where the Secretary of State registers the vehicle on receiving the said particulars, to assign to the vehicle a registration mark indicating the registered number of the vehicle.
(2)The registration mark assigned to a vehicle under this section shall be fixed in the prescribed manner on the vehicle, or on any other vehicle drawn by that vehicle, or on both.
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