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POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 37U Content of notice for first offence

POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 37U

Content of notice for first offence

A notice of clamping or confiscation where a person has committed, or has been charged with committing, a first prescribed offence is to include the following:
(a) a statement that the vehicle is clamped or confiscated for the authorised period of clamping and confiscation (which period must be specified) and that it will not be sooner unclamped or released without the order of the Court or the written authority of a police officer of or above the rank of inspector;
(b) directions as to how the clamped or confiscated vehicle may be unclamped or recovered;
(c) in the case of a clamping –
(i) a statement that, before the vehicle may be unclamped, the person seeking to have it unclamped will be required to produce to a police officer satisfactory evidence of identity; and
(ii) notice of the offences (and penalties) under section 37SA(2) and (3) ;
(d) in the case of a confiscation –
(i) a statement that, before the vehicle may be recovered, the person seeking to recover it will be required to –
(A) produce to the person responsible for the holding yard satisfactory evidence of identity and, if applicable, written authority from the owner or registered operator of the vehicle to collect it; and
(B) pay the costs of moving the vehicle to, keeping the vehicle in and releasing the vehicle from the holding yard; and
(ii) notice of the offences (and penalties) under section 37S(1) and (2) .