Seizure of vehicles by plantation officer
82N Seizure of vehicles by plantation officer
A plantation officer may seize, remove and detain a vehicle in a licence area for which the plantation officer is appointed if the plantation officer reasonably believes the vehicle has been abandoned in the area.
However, subsection (3) applies if—
the owner of, or a person who claims a proprietary interest in, a vehicle detained under subsection (1) provides evidence of the person’s ownership of, or interest in, the vehicle to a plantation officer at the place where the vehicle is detained; and
the plantation officer is satisfied the person is the owner of, or has a proprietary interest in, the vehicle.
The plantation officer must return the vehicle to the person.
The plantation officer must ensure a person to whom a vehicle is returned under subsection (3) signs a receipt for the vehicle.
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