Section 113Part 8 — Control of Traffic
Removal of vehicles to pound, etc
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113. (1) Where it appears to a constable that a vehicle has been —
abandoned;
parked in an unlawful or unsafe manner;
left in such a condition as to constitute a danger;
involved in an accident; or
seized under section 77A, 96 the constable may take charge of that vehicle and drive , remove or tow it off or cause it to be driven, removed or towed to a place authorised by the Commissioner to be used as a vehicle pound (which power is by this provision conferred) or to any other place considered by the Commissioner to be appropriate.
The Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable, give notice to the owner or person last having control of a vehicle driven, removed or towed away under subsection (1) that it has been so driven, removed or towed away and requiring that person, where necessary or convenient, to remove that vehicle.
The owner or person referred to in subsection (2) shall, in respect of a vehicle detained in a vehicle pound referred to in subsection (1), pay to the Commissioner such fee as may be prescribed by regulations in respect of every day or part of a day that such vehicle remains in the vehicle pound.
The owner or person last having control of a vehicle driven, removed or towed away under subsection (1) shall pay to the Commissioner such fee as may be prescribed by regulations in respect of such driving removal or towing away.
The Commissioner may retain at a vehicle pound a vehicle which has been involved in an accident, but without charge to the owner in respect of the retention, until the conclusion of any police investigation as to the cause of the accident or until the vehicle is ordered to be released by a court.
No action lies against the Government or any constable for damages in any civil court in respect of — Traffic Act (2026 Revision) Section 114 c Revised as at 31st December, 2025 Page 79
damage to a vehicle; or
loss or damage to property from or in such vehicle, as a result of anything done in good faith under this section.
Where a vehicle is parked in a manner that makes it liable to removal under this section, the owner or person in charge of the premises concerned may request a constable to exercise that constable’s powers under this section and, if the constable is satisfied that the vehicle is liable to removal, that constable shall remove it.