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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/removal-and-disposal-of-vehicles-amendment-scotland-regulations-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/490",
  "legislation_title": "The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/removal-and-disposal-of-vehicles-amendment-scotland-regulations-1999",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend for Scotland the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/183).\nThe amendments enable traffic wardens to remove vehicles parked or broken down on a road in circumstances where–\n(a) it is causing an obstruction;\n(b) it is likely to cause danger to other road users; or\n(c) an offence has been committed under certain enactments by or under which there are imposed prohibitions or restrictions on the waiting of vehicles on roads.\nThe powers can be exercised only in Scotland. Traffic wardens already have the same powers in respect of England and Wales under regulation 4A of the 1986 Regulations.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/490/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:00:04.281392+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
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