PART 1General
InterpretationI12
In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” means the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989;
“the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
“claim period” means the period determined in accordance with regulation 10;
“date of seizure” means the date on which the property was seized under section 5 of the 1989 Act3 (power to require production of authority, stop and search etc.) or section 34B of the 1990 Act4 (power to search and seize vehicles etc.);
“date of the determination notice” means the date on which the determination notice is given in accordance with regulation 12(2)(b);
“date of the seizure notice” means the first working day on which the period for display of the seizure notice begins in accordance with regulation 7(1)(a)(i);
“determination notice” means the notice given in accordance with regulation 12(1)(c);
“entitled person” means a person determined under regulation 12(1)(a) as entitled to all or part of the seized property;
“forfeiture offence” means an offence specified in section 33C(1) of the 1990 Act (section 33 offences: forfeiture of vehicles), in respect of which an order for forfeiture can be made under subsection (2) of that section5;
“relevant collection period” means the period determined in accordance with regulation 12(1)(b)(ii);
“seizure authority” means—
“seizure notice” means a notice given in accordance with regulation 7(1);
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19718.