====== Title 1: Registration of Motor Vehicles ====== This Article is part of the [[Motor Vehicle Act]] ==== Section 6 ==== No one is allowed to use a motor vehicle on public roads unless such a vehicle is registered under this act. No one is allowed to use a motor vehicle on public roads which is registered but whose owner hasn't paid the annual vehicle tax. ==== Section 7 ==== A motor vehicle to be registered under this Act must meet standards set by ministerial regulations. ==== Section 8 ==== Motor vehicles listed below are exempt from registration. - those for the service of King - those for the use by the police, registered by the police, and with a designated sign - those for the service of Royal family, Royal relatives and their servants, and with a designated sign - those whose owners have reported discontinuation of use - those prior to sale ==== Section 9 ==== Motor vehicles listed below are exempt from registration fee and vehicle tax. But they still must pay for license plates. - Fire engine - Ambulance - Those belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications - Government roller car - Government tractor - Those belonging to the Red Cross - Those belonging to foreign embassies or the United Nations - Those used for agriculture under ministerial regulation. ==== Section 10 ==== A motor vehicle shall be registered at a Land Traffic Office with a jurisdiction over the owner's registered address. If the owner mostly wants to use the vehicle at some other area, he may have it registered at a Land Traffic Office with such a jurisdiction. If the owner is a foreigner who has no registered address, he shall register the vehicle at a Land Traffic Office with a jurisdiction over his current address. ==== Section 11 ==== Registered motor vehicles must carry and show their license plates when in use on public roads. ==== Section 12 ==== In case it becomes apparent that a registered motor vehicle fails to meet registration requirements, the owner must not put the vehicle in use until it is properly serviced to meet the requirements. ==== Section 13 ==== When changing the color of a motor vehicle, the owner must report it within seven days. ==== Section 14 ==== The owner must not modify the registered motor vehicle in such a way that it doesn't meet registration requirements. ==== Section 15 ==== If, apparently, a registered motor vehicle doesn't meet registration requirements, the owner of the vehicle may receive an order to have it inspected. ==== Section 16 ==== In case the owner of a motor vehicle changes his address, he must report it. ==== Section 17 ==== In case of transfer of ownership, it shall be reported. ==== Section 18 ==== When taking a registered motor vehicle out of Thailand, the owner must ask for a permission, except some cases prescribed by a ministerial regulation. ==== Section 19 ==== The Minister of Transport and Communications shall issue regulations regarding Section 17 and Section 18. ==== Section 20 - Section 28 ====