The Police (Retention and Disposal of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

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" "working days" shall be taken to exclude Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday and any day which, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971[3] is a bank holiday in England and Wales."

    (2) In regulation 4—

(a) in paragraph (1), before "practicable" insert "reasonably"; and

(b) in paragraph (3)(c) for "21 days" substitute "7 working days".

     4. For regulation 7 substitute—

" Disposal of motor vehicles
     7. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the authority may, in such manner as they think fit, dispose of the vehicle at any time if—


(a) the person appearing to be the owner of the vehicle to whom a seizure notice is given under regulation 4(1) fails to comply with any requirement in that seizure notice; or

(b) the authority were not able, having taken such steps as were reasonably practicable, to give a seizure notice to the person appearing to be the owner of the vehicle.



    (2) The authorised person may not dispose of the vehicle under this regulation—



(a) during the period of 14 days starting with the date on which the vehicle was seized;

(b) if the period in sub-paragraph (a) has expired, until after the date specified in the seizure notice in accordance with regulation 4(3)(c); or

(c) if not otherwise covered by sub-paragraph (a) or (b), during the period of 7 working days starting with the date on which the vehicle is claimed under regulation 5."

Transitional provision
     5. Regulations 3 and 4 only have effect in respect of a vehicle seized on or after 1st November 2005.


Paul Goggins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office
26th September 2005

[2] S.I. 2002/3049.back

[3] 1971 c. 80.back