Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Taxation department / Motor taxation department; 1904-1974?
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The 1903 Motor Car Act introducted mandatory registration for both vehicles and drivers, administered by the local council who were to issue and keep a record of the numbers. The number had to be displayed on the vehicle. In 1969 the function transferred to central government, using the same local offices.
Places
Legal status
Required by Motor Car Act 1903.
Functions, occupations and activities
Issued and kept records of vehicle licences for motor cars, motor cycles and heavy vehicles (1904-1974) and drivers (1904-c.1930).
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
The 1903 Motor Car Act introducted mandatory registration for both vehicles and drivers, administered by the local council who were to issue and keep a record of the numbers. The number had to be displayed on the vehicle. In 1969 the function transferred to central government, using the same local offices.
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa