Obligation of persons keeping motor vehicle, to make declaration and to pay tax

(1) Every person who keeps a motor vehicle for use shall fill up and sign a declaration in the prescribed form, stating the prescribed particulars, and shall deliver the declaration as filled up and signed by him to the licensing officer before the 30th day of April, 1925, or if such person commences to keep the motor vehicle for use after the 10th day of April, 1925, then before the expiration of 21 days from the day of his commencing to keep the motor vehicle for use. (2) The tax to which he appears by such declaration to be liable shall be paid by the person keeping the motor vehicle, if for the first quarterly period before the 30th day of April, if for the second quarterly period before the 31st day of July, if for the third quarterly period before the 31st day of October, and if for the fourth quarterly period before the 31st day of January: Provided that if such person commences to keep the motor vehicle for use, after the 10th day of April, 1925, he shall pay the first instalment due before the expiration of 21 days from the day of his commencing to keep the motor vehicle for use. (3) Every person who owns any motor vehicle which is let for hire, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the person who keeps the motor vehicles for use.