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Fines Reform Act 2014
130Notice to be provided on detention or immobilisation
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130 Notice to be provided on detention or immobilisation
(1) If the sheriff or police officer detains or immobilises an unattended motor vehicle under this Part, the sheriff or a police officer (as the case requires) must attach to the windscreen of the motor vehicle a detention or immobilisation notice that states—
(a) that the motor vehicle has been detained or immobilised because the registered operator of the motor vehicle is a person against whom an enforcement warrant has been issued; and
(b) the contact details of the sheriff.
(2) If the sheriff removes an unattended motor vehicle to a convenient place under this Part, the sheriff must—
(a) report the removal to a police officer; and
(b) provide the police officer with the registration details for that motor vehicle, whether those details are current or expired.