UK Statutory Instrument SI 2009 United Kingdom

Road Safety (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 2009

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Enforced by
DVSA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 4 of 7 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person6

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

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Part 1

0 of 3 sections shown
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
Part 2

4 of 5 sections shown
s.005 Offence of failing to move vehicle Prosecution
  • Fail to move vehicle when directedAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.006 Offence of removing or interfering with immobilisation notice Prosecution
  • Remove or interfere with immobilisation noticeAny Person

Fine up to £500

s.007 Offence of removing or interfering with immobilisation device, Prosecution
  • Remove or attempt to remove an immobilisation deviceAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.008 False or misleading statements, etc. Prosecution
  • Make false declaration to release immobilised vehicleAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Power to immobilise vehicles
Part 3

3 of 9 sections shown
s.011 Notice of removal of vehicle Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorised person must give notice of vehicle removal to driver or ownerStatutory regulator
s.016 Offences of failing to remove or deliver vehicles Prosecution
  • Fail to obey a direction to remove or deliver a vehicleAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.017 False or misleading statements, etc. Prosecution
  • Make false or misleading declaration to recover vehicleAny Person

Unlimited fine

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.009 Power to remove vehicles
s.010 Delivery of vehicles
s.012 Taking possession of a vehicle
s.013 Compensation
s.014 Power to dispose, etc., of vehicles
s.015 Recovery of prescribed charges
Part 4

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.018 Disputes
s.019 Application of Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

Connected legislation

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