(1) If an application is made for the registration of any motor vehicle pursuant to Section 15, the competent authority shall make necessary inquiry into the matter, register such a motor vehicle in the name of the applicant and issue the registration certificate in the form as referred to in Schedule-3. Provided that, any motor vehicle with more than fourteen seats and with gross weight of four tons or more shall not be registered as a private motor vehicle except in the name of a national or international organization
established with social, religious, benevolent and educational purpose or a body corporate established under the laws in force.
(2) In registering a motor vehicle in the name of a minor, the motor vehicle registration certificate shall also contain the guardian’s name and be signed by the guardian, as well. (3) The registration certificate shall contain the total laden weight of a motor vehicle as specified in the technical specification of the motor vehicle issued by its manufacturer as the weight of that motor vehicle; and in so specifying the weight of the motor vehicle, the unladen weight and the laden weight must be separately and clearly specified. (4) The registration certificate shall remain valid for a period of one year after the date of its issuance.