38. (1) No person shall, for himself or for another, make any of the following alterations in a motor vehicle or moped, to wit:(a) Replace the engine by another;
(b) Replace the chassis by another;
(c) Replace the body by another;
(d) Convert the type of the motor vehicle into another,—
Unless application therefor has been made to the Bureau and permission for same has been granted by the latter.
(2) When the replacing includes the part of the engine, chassis or body bearing the manufacturer’s serial number or the number of the engine or both numbers, the application shall make mention thereof, and the same numbers shall, under the Bureau’s direction, be replaced or reproduced at the same place on the new part.