153Disclosure of information about insurance status of vehiclesE+W+S
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring MIIC to make available relevant vehicle insurance information to [F1the Secretary of State for processing] with a view to making the processed information available for use by constables.
(2)“Relevant vehicle insurance information” means information relating to vehicles the use of which has been (but no longer is) insured under a policy of insurance F2... complying with the requirements of Part 6 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52).
(3)The regulations may in particular—
(a)require all relevant vehicle insurance information or any particular description of such information to be made available to [F3the Secretary of State],
(b)determine the purposes for which information processed from such information by [F3the Secretary of State] may be made available for use by constables, and
(c)determine the circumstances in which any of the processed information which has been made available for use by constables may be further disclosed by them.
(4)In this section—
“information” means information held in any form,
“MIIC” means the Motor Insurers' Information Centre (a company limited by guarantee and incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) on 8th December 1998), and
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 153(1) substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 161(2); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)
F2Words in s. 153(2) omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 33 (with reg. 5)
F3Words in s. 153(3)(a)(b) substituted (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 161(3); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)
F4Words in s. 153(4) omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 161(4); S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)
Commencement Information
I1S. 153 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(u)