Section 62 Supplementary powers of seizure.
If a direction has been given under section 61 and a constable reasonably suspects that any person to whom the direction applies has, without reasonable excuse—
failed to remove any vehicle on the land which appears to the constable to belong to him or to be in his possession or under his control; or
entered the land as a trespasser with a vehicle within the F1period of three months beginning with the day on which the direction was given,
the constable may seize and remove that vehicle.
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In this section, “trespasser” and “vehicle” have the same meaning as in section 61.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 62(1)(b) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 168(4)(a), 255(3)(f)
- F2
S. 62(1A) omitted (29.6.2026) by virtue of Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 168(4)(b), 255(3)(f)
Notes on Part V
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Pt. 5 heading inserted (E.W.) (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 83(2), 208(5)(i)