# The Police (Retention and Disposal of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, 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—
(a) the body and all parts of the vehicle which are necessary to or ordinarily used with the vehicle when working on a road;
(b) any water, fuel or accumulators used for the purpose of the supply of power for the propulsion of the vehicle;
(c) the driver, any passengers and their personal effects;
(d) a crane, works truck as defined in regulation 3(2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, or other special appliance or apparatus which is a permanent or essentially permanent fixture of the vehicle; and
(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 ;
“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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2096/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-retention-and-disposal-of-motor-vehicles-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-3
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