{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clean-neighbourhoods-and-environment-act-2005/section-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/16",
  "legislation_title": "Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clean-neighbourhoods-and-environment-act-2005",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Disposal",
  "text": "(1) Section 4(1) of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (disposal of abandoned vehicles) is amended as follows.\n(2) For paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—\n“(a) in the case of a vehicle which in the opinion of the authority is in such a condition that it ought to be destroyed, at any time after its removal;\n(b) in the case of a vehicle, not falling within paragraph (a), which—\n(i) does not display a licence (whether current or otherwise and whether or not the vehicle is required to display a licence), and\n(ii) does not display any registration mark (whether indicating registration within or outside the United Kingdom),\nat any time after its removal;”.\n(3) Omit the words from “but not earlier” to the end.\n(4) In section 11(1) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “licence”, at the end insert “ (including a nil licence within the meaning of that Act) ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 12 in force at 18.10.2005 for E. by S.I. 2005/2896, art. 3(b) (with art. 4(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 12 in force at 27.10.2006 for W. by S.I. 2006/2797, art. 2(b) (with art. 8(1)(b)(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/16/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:57.815752+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}