Regulation 3 Amendment of the Police (Retention and Disposal of Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2002

In regulation 2 the following definitions are inserted in the appropriate alphabetical place—

• ““laden” means that the vehicle is carrying a load;

• “load” means anything other than—

  1. (a)

     the body and all parts of the vehicle which are necessary to or ordinarily used with the vehicle when working on a road;

  2. (b)

     any water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of the supply of power for the propulsion of the vehicle;

  3. (c)

     the driver, any passengers and their personal effects;

  4. (d)

     a crane, works truck as defined in regulation 3(2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986^f1, or other special appliance or apparatus which is a permanent or essentially permanent fixture of the vehicle; and

  5. (e)

     any containers or other equipment intended or adapted for the purpose of holding or carrying a load by the vehicle;

• “MAM” means maximum authorised mass as defined in regulation 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 ^f2;

• “off road” means that no part of the vehicle is in contact with the road;

• “on road” means that any part of the vehicle is in contact with the road;

• “road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;

• “substantially damaged” means such damage to a vehicle that in the reasonable opinion of a constable it cannot be driven safely on the road;

• “two wheeled vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle constructed or adapted to have two wheels or less and the MAM of which does not exceed 3.5 tonnes;

• “unladen” means that the vehicle is not carrying a load;”.