13 (1) No person shall apply for the issuance, validation or transfer of a permit for a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Ministry to be satisfied of insurance (2) The Ministry of Transportation shall not issue, validate or transfer a permit for a motor vehicle unless it is satisfied that, at the time that the application for the issuance, validation or transfer is made, the motor vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Minister may require information (3) The following persons shall, upon the request of the Minister of Transportation, give the Registrar such information as may be prescribed, including personal information, for any purpose related to this Act or any provision of the Highway Traffic Act
concerning automobile insurance, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: 1. A particular insurer. 2. Every insurer in a prescribed class of insurers. 3. A particular person. 4. Every person in a prescribed class of persons.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Collection of information on Minister’s behalf (4) The Minister of Transportation may enter into agreements authorizing one or more persons to collect and keep information provided under subsection (3) on behalf of the Registrar, and require those persons to provide the information to the Registrar.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Format of information (5) The Minister of Transportation may require that information provided or kept under subsection (3) or (4) be in any format that the Minister considers appropriate, and be provided by any means that the Minister considers appropriate.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Verifying accuracy (6) The Minister of Transportation may verify the accuracy of information provided or kept under subsection (3) or (4) by comparing the information with information that is collected under the authority of the Highway Traffic Act.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Use of information for other purposes (7) Nothing in this section limits or controls the collection, use or disclosure of, or access to, any information provided to a person authorized under subsection (4), for any purpose other than one set out in this section.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Proof of insurance (8) Despite anything in this Act or the Highway Traffic Act, the Ministry of Transportation may require a person who applies for the issuance, validation or transfer of a permit for a motor vehicle to do any or all of the following: 1. Certify in a form approved by the Chief Executive Officer that the motor vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance. 2. Produce for inspection an insurance card for the motor vehicle. 3. Produce for inspection any other evidence that is satisfactory to the Ministry of Transportation that the motor vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance.  2002, c. 22, s. 34; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 4, s. 3. Ministry of Transportation may rely on information (9) The Ministry of Transportation, for the purpose of determining that it is satisfied under subsection (2), may rely on information obtained pursuant to this section.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. No liability (10) Where the Ministry of Transportation has relied on information obtained pursuant to this section, the Crown, the Minister of Transportation, the Ministry, the Registrar and the employees, officers and agents of the Minister or the Ministry are not liable in any action relating to the issuance, validation or transfer of a permit for a motor vehicle that arises out of that reliance or any failure or refusal to issue, validate or transfer a permit that arises out of that reliance.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Offence for false statement (11) No person shall, in certifying under paragraph 1 of subsection (8) that a motor vehicle is insured under a contract of automobile insurance, make a statement that he or she knows or ought to know is false.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Definition (12) In this section, “contract of automobile insurance” means a contract of automobile insurance made with an insurer.  2002, c. 22, s. 34. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 22, s. 34
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