The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has put into effect new procedures requiring applicants for trailer licences and persons seeking copies of lost drivers’ licences and certificates of registration to be subjected to thorough verification which will be concluded at the end of five working days.
This new procedure which came into effect from February 25, 2008, will facilitate a thorough verification exercise before re-issuing the documents, acting Director of the Licence Revenue Office (LRO), Whentworth Tanner stated in a GRA press release yesterday.
Persons desirous of registering trailers are now required to submit their application in writing and it must be addressed to the Commissioner-General stating the intended purpose of the trailer.
In addition, a letter of recommendation from a recognized and related agency, based on the intended use of the trailer, must accompany the application.
The release in citing an example said that if the vehicle is intended to be used to transport sugar cane, then the Guyana Sugar Corporation must verify the legitimacy of the applicant. Similarly, if it is to be used in the rice sector, a letter of recommendation from a recognized miller or the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) must accompany the application.
This requirement, the release said, is intended to authenticate the applicant’s claim as the GRA intensifies its efforts to combat the illegal use of registration numbers.
The Director of the Licence Office said that there have been several cases where persons have used the registration of trailers on illegally imported motor vehicles.
This new procedure, the release added, is also part of the sanitisation process being pursued by the LRO.
Meantime, in view of the prevalence of counterfeit documents, the LRO and the Guyana Police Force are moving to fully implement a network system between them so as to intercept those involved in this illegal act.
