Regulation 6 Ascertainment of entitled personI1
England and Wales
Where the seized property is a vehicle, a seizure authority must, on the date of seizure or the first working day after that date—
request information as to the registered keeper of the vehicle—
where there is a Great Britain or Northern Ireland registration mark, from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency;
where there is a foreign registration mark, from the relevant authority in the country of registration; and
take reasonable steps to identify whether the vehicle is subject to a hire-purchase agreement and, if so, to identify the person entitled to possession of the vehicle under that agreement.
In this regulation, “hire-purchase agreement” has the meaning given in section 189(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974f1 (definitions).
Annotations
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Footnotes
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