"declared area" in relation to an impounding officer's area of operations,
means the whole or any part of that area that is declared by the
impounding authority that has appointed the officer, by order published in the
Gazette, to be a declared area for the purposes of this section in relation to
the officer.
"road" means a road within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013 and
includes a road related area within the meaning of that Act.
Note : The
definition of
"motor vehicle" in the Dictionary includes a boat trailer.
(2) An
impounding officer may impound a boat trailer in the officer's
area of operations if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the boat
trailer is in a declared area and has not been moved for at least 28 days (or
such other period as is specified by the regulations).
(3) A boat trailer
that is on a road is not moved for the purposes of this section if it is only
moved along the same road and without passing an intersection with another
road. An intersection with a road related area is to be disregarded for the
purposes of this subsection unless it is related to a different road.
(4)
This section does not apply to a boat trailer that is parked on a road in
accordance with an official resident's parking permit that applies to the boat
trailer and is displayed on the boat trailer.
(5) The power of an
impounding officer to impound a boat trailer under this section is in addition
to any power to impound the boat trailer under section 15.
(6) Section 16
applies to the impounding of a boat trailer under this section and in such a
case, the notice to the owner under section 16 (4) is to specify a period of
not less than 15 days in which the boat trailer may be moved to avoid the
impounding.
(7) A boat trailer that may be impounded under this section is
taken to have been left unattended for the purposes of this Act.
