ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 53B
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 53B
53B—Sale and seizure of radar detectors, jammers and similar devices
(1) A person must not
sell a radar detector or jammer, or store or offer a radar detector or jammer
for sale.
(2) A police officer
may seize, retain and test any device that the officer has reasonable cause to
suspect is a radar detector or jammer.
(3) A device seized
under this section is forfeited to the Crown if a person is found guilty of or
expiates an offence against this Act in relation to the device.
(4) A device forfeited
under this section must be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of
Police directs.
(5) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, an allegation in the information that a specified
device is a radar detector or jammer is proof of the matter so alleged, in the
absence of proof to the contrary.
(6) In this
section—
"radar detector or jammer" includes any device for detecting the use, or
preventing the effective use, of a speed measuring device (whether or not the
speed measuring device employs radar in its operation).