http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9/part/3/chapter/2

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/part/3/chapter/2/crossheading/alternative-remedies-in-relation-to-vehicles-left-on-land/2012-07-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

An Act to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to amend the maximum detention period for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to make provision about the safeguarding of vulnerable groups and about criminal records including provision for the establishment of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the dissolution of the Independent Safeguarding Authority; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to make provision about the trafficking of people for exploitation and about stalking; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

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Statute Law Database

2024-05-09

Expert Participation

2012-07-01

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

art. 2-9

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Sch. 1

para. 7A

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

Sch. 2

para. 20

s. 27(2)(b)

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014

art. 2(2)

art. 1

Part 3Protection of property from disproportionate enforcement action

CHAPTER 2Vehicles left on land

Alternative remedies in relation to vehicles left on land

55Extension of powers to remove vehicles from land

1

Section 99 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (removal of vehicles illegally, obstructively or dangerously parked, or abandoned or broken down) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “road” insert “ or other land ”,

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

after “road”, where it appears for the first time, insert “ or other land ”, and

ii

after “road”, where it appears for the second time, insert “ or land concerned ”,

c

in paragraph (c) for “, or on any land in the open air,” substitute “ or other land ”, and

d

at the end insert “ or other land ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (a), after “road”, where it appears for the third time, insert “ or on land other than a road ”, and

b

after paragraph (a), insert—

aa
may provide, in the case of a vehicle which may be removed from land other than a road, for the moving of the vehicle from one position on such land to another position on such land or on any road;

56Recovery of unpaid parking charges

Schedule 4 (which makes provision for the recovery of unpaid parking charges from the keeper or hirer of a vehicle in certain circumstances) has effect.