http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/3/section/24/2002-10-21Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001An Act to regulate motor salvage operators and registration plate suppliers; to make further provision for preventing or detecting vehicle crime; to enable the Secretary of State to make payments in respect of certain expenditure relating to vehicle crime; and for connected purposes.2001-05-26texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-09-202002-10-21 Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001s. 38(4A)Road Safety Act 2006s. 2(3)s. 61(1) (10) Part 2 241The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the keeping of records by registered persons.2In subsection (1) “registered” includes formerly registered.3Regulations under this section may specify provisions of the regulations as provisions to which subsection (4) applies.4A person who contravenes any provision to which this subsection applies shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.5In proceedings for an offence under subsection (4) it shall be a defence for the accused to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.S. 24 wholly in force; s. 24 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 44; Pt. 2 (ss. 17-31) of the Act in force for certain purposes at 1.12.2002, s. 24(1)-(3) otherwise in force at 1.1.2003 and s. 24(4)(5) otherwise in force at 1.3.2003 by S.I. 2002/2957, arts. {2}, {3}, {4}