The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2777

ROAD TRAFFIC, ENGLAND

The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2002

Made

7th November 2002

Laid before Parliament

11th November 2002

Coming into force

2nd December 2002

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 99 and 103(3) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1) and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 134(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 2nd December 2002.

2.  These Regulations extend to England only.

3.—(1) The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations 1986(2) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4A(1)(3), after “a traffic warden”, insert—

• “, a designated person to whom paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002(4) applies, or an accredited person to whom paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to that Act applies”.

John Denham

Minister of State

Home Office

7th November 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986 to confer the same powers in relation to the removal and disposal of vehicles as are conferred on traffic wardens on civilians designated or accredited by a chief officer of police for this purpose under the Police Reform Act 2002. The Regulations apply to England only and come into force on 2nd December 2002.

(1)

1984 c. 27.

(2)

S.I. 1986/183 as amended by S.I. 1993/278; 1993/1708; 1994/1503; 1996/1008; 1998/2019; 1999/490; 2001/1353 and S.I. 2002/746.

(3)

Regulation 4A was inserted by S.I. 1993/278.

(4)

2002 c. 30.