Exceptions to the offence under section 144A

2.  For the purposes of section 144B(4)(b) of the 1988 Act (the third condition)—

(a)where the vehicle has been sold or transferred by the registered keeper (other than for the purpose of being destroyed or sent permanently out of Great Britain) the registered keeper of the vehicle must, by the relevant time and in relation to that vehicle, have furnished the information and documents and made the declarations in accordance with regulation 22(2)(b), 23(2) or 24(5) (as the case may be) of the 2002 Regulations;

(b)where the vehicle has been sold or transferred by the registered keeper for the purpose of its destruction, the registered keeper must, by the relevant time and in relation to that vehicle, have—

(i)furnished the information and documents, and made the declarations in accordance with regulation 23(2) or 24(5) (as the case may be) of the 2002 Regulations; or

(ii)been given a certificate of destruction; and

(c)where the vehicle has been sent permanently out of Great Britain, the registered keeper of the vehicle must, by the relevant time and in relation to that vehicle, have notified the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 17 of the 2002 Regulations.