Retention and safe keeping of vehicles3.
(1)
After a vehicle has been seized and removed under Article 4 or 7(1) of the 2005 Order, it shall be passed into and remain in the custody of a police officer or other person authorised under this regulation by the district commander of the police district in which the vehicle was seized (“the authority”) until—
(a)
the authority permit it to be removed from their custody by a person appearing to them to be the person from whom the vehicle was seized or the owner of the vehicle; or
(b)
it has been disposed of or destroyed under these Regulations.
(2)
While the vehicle is in the custody of the authority, they shall be under a duty to take such steps as are reasonably necessary for its safe keeping.