(1) This regulation applies if any of the following is the same as the identification number of another vehicle or engine already registered by the Corporation—
(a) a vehicle or engine identification number on a vehicle for which registration is sought;
(b) the identification number on an engine substituted for the engine of a registered motor vehicle.
(2) The Corporation may require a person specified in paragraph (a) or (b) to cause the duplicated number to be overstruck and a new identification number, specified by the Corporation, to be stamped or displayed in accordance with the standards for registration—
(a) if a person is applying to register the vehicle, the applicant for registration of the vehicle;
(b) in any other case, the registered operator of the vehicle.