4.—(1) The authority shall, as soon as they are able after the vehicle has been taken into their custody, take such steps as are practicable to serve a removal notice on the person from whom the vehicle was seized, except where the vehicle has been removed from their custody under regulation 5.
(2) A removal notice required to be served under this regulation or under regulation 6(3) shall comply with, and shall be served in accordance with, the following provisions of this regulation.
(3) The removal notice shall, in respect of the vehicle to which it relates, contain the specified information and shall state:
(a)the place where the vehicle was seized;
(b)the place where it is now being kept;
(c)that the person to whom the notice is directed is required to claim the vehicle from the authority on or before the date specified in the notice, being a date not less than 21 days from the day when the notice is served on him;
(d)that unless the vehicle is claimed on or before that date the authority intend to destroy or dispose of it;
(e)that charges are payable under these Regulations by the person from whom the vehicle was seized in respect of the removal and retention of the vehicle, and that the vehicle may be retained until such charges are paid.