For the purposes of
ascertaining the extent of an obligation by reference to time, and the extent
of an obligation by reference to distance to be travelled, that remains in
relation to a demonstration vehicle on the part of the manufacturer thereof
the following provisions apply —
(a) an
obligation expressed by reference to time shall be regarded as having
commenced on the date of the sale of the vehicle to the purchaser or, if the
sale was on terms and reduced to writing, on the date of execution of the
written agreement by the parties thereto;
(b) an
obligation expressed by reference to the distance to be travelled by the
vehicle shall exclude only the distance travelled by the vehicle, as indicated
on the odometer on the vehicle, immediately before the sale of the vehicle to
a purchaser or, if the sale was on terms and reduced to writing, immediately
before the execution of the agreement by the parties thereto.
[Section 41B inserted: No. 49 of 1979 s. 21;
amended: No. 73 of 1994 s. 4.]