{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1997/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1997/section-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/16",
  "legislation_title": "Finance Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1997",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Removal and disposal of vehicles.",
  "text": "(1) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 2A to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (immobilisation, removal and disposal of vehicles), for sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—\n“(1) The regulations may make provision with respect to any case where—\n(a) an authorised person has reason to believe that an offence under section 29(1)—\n(i) is being committed as regards a vehicle which is stationary on a public road; or\n(ii) was being committed as regards a vehicle at a time when an immobilisation device which is fixed to the vehicle was fixed to it in accordance with the regulations;\nand\n(b) such conditions as may be prescribed are fulfilled.”\n(2) In sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph, for “an authorised person, or a person acting under the direction of an authorised person” there shall be substituted “ the authorised person, or a person acting under his direction ”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph, for “when the immobilisation device was fixed” there shall be substituted “ when the vehicle was removed ”.\n(4) This section shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1994 c. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 20(4) power fully exercised (3.10.1997): 8.10.1997 appointed by 1997/2392, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/16/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:27:43.076653+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}