Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001

4 Cancellation of registration

(1) A local authority may cancel a person’s registration in the register for their area if they are satisfied that he is not a fit and proper person to carry on business as a motor salvage operator.

(2) In deciding whether they are so satisfied, the local authority shall, in particular, have regard to the matters to which, by virtue of section 3(4), they shall have regard on an application for registration or renewal of registration.

(3) A local authority may cancel a person’s registration in the register for their area if they are satisfied that he is not carrying on business as a motor salvage operator in that area and has not, while registered, been doing so for at least 28 days.

(4) A cancellation under this section shall not have effect—

(a) if no appeal is brought under section 6, before the end of the period of 21 days mentioned in subsection (2) of that section;

(b) if an appeal is brought under that section, before the final determination or withdrawal of the appeal.

(5) Where a local authority have cancelled a person’s registration in the register for their area under subsection (1), they may refuse to consider any application for registration made by that person during the period of three years beginning with the day on which the cancellation had effect.

(6) This section is subject to section 5.