Retention and charges for seized property

Retention and charges for seized property9

1

Any vehicles which have been seized and removed by a constable under Article 4 or 7(1) may be retained in accordance with regulations made by the Department under paragraph (2).

2

The Department may make regulations—

a

regulating the retention and safe keeping and the disposal and the destruction in prescribed circumstances of vehicles; and

b

prescribing charges in respect of the removal, retention, disposal and destruction of vehicles.

3

Any authority shall be entitled to recover from a person from whom a vehicle has been seized such charges as may be prescribed in respect of the removal, retention, disposal and destruction of the vehicle by the authority.

4

Any charges under paragraph (3) shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt.

5

Any authority having custody of vehicles under regulations under paragraph (2) shall be entitled to retain custody until any charges under paragraph (3) are paid.

6

Regulations under paragraph (2) shall be subject to negative resolution.