Circumstances in which the enforcement agent may not take control of goods: highways
11.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to relevant goods which the enforcement officer finds on a highway (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 12).
(2) In this regulation—
(a)“relevant goods” means—
(i)animals or livestock; or
(ii)any goods which the enforcement agent believes to be or to include—
(aa)hazardous goods or materials; or
(bb)perishable goods or materials;
(b)“hazardous goods or materials” includes—
(i)nuclear matter;
(ii)radioactive waste; and
(iii)any other article or substance that has been and remains contaminated (whether radioactively or chemically); and
(c)“livestock” includes cattle, sheep, pigs, horses and poultry.
(3) The enforcement agent may not take control of any relevant goods if—
(a)to do so would pose a risk to public health; and
(b)the enforcement agent is or ought to be aware of that risk.
(4) Where paragraph (1) applies the enforcement agent may not take control of a debtor’s vehicle in which such goods are contained.