ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 80IA
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 80IA
80IA . Release of vehicle after impounding period
(1) When a vehicle has
been impounded under Subdivision 2 or on an impounding order and the
impounding period ends, the Commissioner is to ensure that the vehicle is
released if a responsible person applies in an approved manner for its
release.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not prevent the Commissioner from refusing under subsection (3) or
section 80IB or 80I(1) to release the vehicle.
(3) The Commissioner
may refuse to release the vehicle until the place where it is stored is open
to the public.
[Section 80IA inserted: No. 4 of 2007 s. 9;
amended: No. 24 of 2008 s. 21, 23 and 25; No. 23 of 2009 s. 21.]