(1) Application for the registration of an engine in respect of which payments may be claimed under the act shall be made in writing, in duplicate, addressed to the Chief Agricultural Officer and shall state —
(a) the name and address of the registered owner;
(b) the make and the model of the engine;
(c) the brake horsepower, as stated by the makers of the engine;
(d) the serial number of the engine, or, in the case of an outboard engine, the serial number of the crank case.
(2) On receipt of the application the Chief Agricultural Officer if he is satisfied that payments may properly be made in respect of the engine, shall enter the name and address of the owner, together with particulars of the engine, in the register, and shall issue to the owner the quota card showing the quota of fuel allocated in respect of the engine.
(3) Before the Chief Agricultural Officer approves an application for the registration of an engine, he may, if he thinks fit, require the owner, as a condition of registration, to allow the engine to be stamped or marked with a number or other means of assisting identification and any stamp or mark so made by the Chief Agricultural Officer shall be registered as part of the particulars relating to that engine.
(4) No person shall alter or deface any number or other mark appearing in any engine registered under these Regulations.