Disposal of vehicle by police officerN.I.
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) ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 12 in operation at 1.4.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/13, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 4)
I2S. 12(4) in operation at 18.1.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/13, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 4)