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ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 95

95 .         Motor vehicles not to be immobilised

        (1)         A person must not immobilise a parked motor vehicle by attaching to, or placing near, the vehicle —

            (a)         a wheel clamp; or

            (b)         another device that effectively immobilises the vehicle, including by making it unsafe or impracticable for a person to drive the vehicle.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of 100 PU.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply if the vehicle is immobilised —

            (a)         by, or with the consent of, a relevant person for the vehicle; or

            (b)         in the exercise of authorised enforcement action; or

            (c)         in the exercise of a security power; or

            (d)         by a public entity in the exercise of a function under and in accordance with a written law.

        [Section 95 inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]



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