Accident Towing Services Act 2007
51Licence holder offences as to road accident scenes in self-management areas
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51 Licence holder offences as to road accident scenes in self-management areas
(1) The holder of a regular tow truck licence must not cause a tow truck operating under that licence—
(a) to attend a road accident scene in a self-management area; or
S. 51(1)(b) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 71(1).
(b) to tow, or attempt to tow, an accident damaged motor vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass of less than 4 tonnes, from a road accident scene in a self-management area—
unless the specified depot for the licence is in the self-management area.
(2) The holder of a regular tow truck licence, who operates the tow truck under the licence from a depot in a self-management area, must not cause the tow truck—
(a) to attend a road accident scene that is not in a self-management area; or
S. 51(2)(b) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 71(2).
(b) to tow, or attempt to tow, an accident damaged motor vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass of less than 4 tonnes, from a road accident scene that is not in a self-management area—
unless the holder of the licence is authorised to do so under this Act.