WHO BUYS "GOLD" NUMBER PLATES?

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04:29 pm | June 10, 2009

Politics

The Armenian government decided to "legalize" the temptations of our
society towards the so-called "Gold" numbers.

The executive body suggested amendments to the RoA Law on Public
Auctions which defines the order of obtaining "Gold" numbers.

Deputy Chief of the RoA Police was unable to answer MPs’ questions
concerning the auction of number plates and promised to address them
before the second hearing.

According to the draft law, starting price for the participation is
6 000 drams.

"Frequently, people bid higher prices during the auction, some tens
of thousands of drams," Deputy Chief of the RoA Police Hovhannes
Hunanyan announced at the National Assembly today.

Under the draft law, if the owner of the "Gold" number dies, the
number plate is returned to the state. MP Artsvik Minasyan objected
to this stating the number plate should be given to his heir(s).

Stepan Safaryan thinks the law must control the hike of prices during
auctions and specify whether the number belongs to the owner or to
the state.

Number plates were the most discussed issues at the National Assembly
today.

Before the discussion, the NA rapidly considered a few legislative
initiatives without any objections.