Illegally parked vehicles
Notice of removal of vehicle
11.—(1) In Article 48 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 2) (power of constable to remove vehicles), omit paragraph (4).
(2) In Article 49 of that Order (power of Department to remove vehicles), omit paragraph (4).
Disposal of vehicle by police officer
12.—(1) Article 51 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (disposal of vehicles by a police officer) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a), omit the words from “and on which” to “at the time of its removal”.
(3) In that paragraph, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)in the case of a vehicle, not falling within sub-paragraph (a), which—
(i)does not display a licence (whether current or otherwise and whether or not the vehicle is required to display a licence), and
(ii)does not display any registration mark (whether indicating registration within or outside the United Kingdom),
any time in the course of or after its removal;”.
(4) In that paragraph, in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) after the words “the notice was served” insert “ or such other period as may be prescribed”.
(5) In that paragraph, omit the words from “but, in a case” to the end.
(6) Omit paragraph (3).
(7) In paragraph (7), in the definition of “licence”, after the words “the Vehicle and Excise Registration Act 1994” insert “(including a nil licence within the meaning of that Act)”.
Disposal of vehicle by Department
13.—(1) Article 52 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 2) (disposal of vehicles by the Department) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a), omit the words from “and on which” to “at the time of its removal”.
(3) In that paragraph, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)in the case of a vehicle, not falling within sub-paragraph (a), which—
(i)does not display a licence (whether current or otherwise and whether or not the vehicle is required to display a licence), and
(ii)does not display any registration mark (whether indicating registration within or outside the United Kingdom),
any time in the course of or after its removal;”.
(4) In that paragraph, in sub-paragraph (c)(ii) after the words “the notice was served” insert “or such other period as may be prescribed”.
(5) In that paragraph, omit the words from “but, in a case” to the end.
(6) Omit paragraph (3).