SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2DETENTION OF VEHICLES USED WITHOUT OPERATOR'S LICENCE

Offences as to securing possession of property

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1

Regulations may provide that where—

a

a person makes a declaration with a view to securing the return of a goods vehicle under regulations made by virtue of paragraph 9,

b

the declaration is that the vehicle was not being, or had not been, used in contravention of section 1, and

c

the declaration is to the person's knowledge either false or in any material respect misleading,

the person is guilty of an offence.

2

Regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or both.