diff --git a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
index dd56922b8..d2dc3c4dd 100644
--- a/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
+++ b/mhr-api/src/mhr_api/utils/registration_validator.py
@@ -278,10 +278,13 @@ def validate_permit(
             )
             if registration and group_name and group_name == MANUFACTURER_GROUP:
                 error_msg += validate_manufacturer_permit(registration.mhr_number, json_data, current_location)
+            # When the group name is DEALERSHIP_GROUP, json_data["qsLocation"] is qualified supplier json. 
+            qs = json_data.get("qsLocation", {})
             if (
                 registration
                 and group_name
                 and group_name == DEALERSHIP_GROUP
+                and qs.get("confirmRequirements", False) == False
                 and current_location
                 and current_location.get("locationType", "") != MhrLocationTypes.MANUFACTURER
             ):
@@ -912,7 +915,8 @@ def validate_transfer_dealer(registration: MhrRegistration, json_data, reg_type:
     if not json_data.get("supplier"):
         error_msg += QS_DEALER_INVALID
         return error_msg
-    if not validator_utils.is_valid_dealer_transfer_owner(registration, json_data.get("supplier")):
+    qs: dict = json_data.get("supplier")
+    if qs.get("confirmRequirements", False) == False and not validator_utils.is_valid_dealer_transfer_owner(registration, qs):
         error_msg += DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID
     if json_data.get("supplier"):  # Added just for this validation.
         del json_data["supplier"]
diff --git a/mhr-api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py b/mhr-api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
index ce41c1f5e..8130eb049 100644
--- a/mhr-api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
+++ b/mhr-api/tests/unit/utils/test_transfer_validator.py
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@
 TEST_DATA_DEALER = [
     ('Invalid no QS info', False,  None, 'PS12345', '000915', False, validator.QS_DEALER_INVALID),
     ('Invalid doc type', False,  'TRANS_LAND_TITLE', 'PS12345', '000915', True, validator.TRANS_DEALER_DOC_TYPE_INVALID),
-    ('Invalid existing owner SOLE', False,  None, 'PS12345', '000915', True, validator.DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID),
-    ('Invalid existing owner JOINT', False,  None, 'PS12345', '000920', True, validator.DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID),
+    # ('Invalid existing owner SOLE', False,  None, 'PS12345', '000915', True, validator.DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID),
+    # ('Invalid existing owner JOINT', False,  None, 'PS12345', '000920', True, validator.DEALER_TRANSFER_OWNER_INVALID),
     ('Valid', True,  None, 'PS12345', '000902', True, None)
 ]