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Unauthorised cardsU.K.

7.—(1) A person in possession of a tachograph card described in paragraph (3) shall surrender that card to the Secretary of State, by such means and to such address as may be specified by the Secretary of State.

(2) A constable or a vehicle examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 may remove and retain a tachograph card described in paragraph (3) which has not been surrendered to the Secretary of State.

(3) A tachograph card to which paragraphs (1) and (2) refer is a card—

(a)on which the person using the card is not identified as the holder;

(b)which has been falsified; or

(c)which has been issued in consequence of an application which included a false statement or forged or altered document.

(4) A person who does not surrender a card in accordance with paragraph (1) commits an offence.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.