Retention of vehicles

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87. Where a person has been charged with an offence under section 82 or 83, the Commissioner may retain at a vehicle pound or police station a vehicle used in the commission of the offence for —

eighteen hours;

until it appears to a constable that, were the person at the time driving or attempting to drive a vehicle on a road, that person would not be committing an offence under section 82; or

for such period as the Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, direct, whichever period is the longest.

Traffic Act

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s.87Retention of vehicles— Traffic Act (2026 Revision)

Section 87Part 7 — Control of Road Users

Retention of vehicles

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87. Where a person has been charged with an offence under section 82 or 83, the Commissioner may retain at a vehicle pound or police station a vehicle used in the commission of the offence for —

eighteen hours;

until it appears to a constable that, were the person at the time driving or attempting to drive a vehicle on a road, that person would not be committing an offence under section 82; or

for such period as the Commissioner may, in the Commissioner’s discretion, direct, whichever period is the longest.