Power to remove vehicles
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9.—(1) Where any of the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, an authorised person, or a person acting under the direction of an authorised person, may remove the vehicle or direct the driver or the person appearing to be in charge of the vehicle to remove the vehicle.
(2) The conditions are that the authorised person considers that the vehicle should be removed—
(a)for the safety of traffic, the vehicle, its occupants or its load;
(b)because there is insufficient space for the vehicle to remain at the location at which the vehicle was inspected; or
(c)because it appears to the authorised person that the vehicle has been abandoned.