Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019
327Meaning of unidentified motor vehicle
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327 Meaning of unidentified motor vehicle unidentified motor vehicle— (a) means a motor vehicle that cannot be identified after reasonable inquiry and search; and (b) includes a trailer that— (i) is attached to an unidentified motor vehicle; or (ii) runs out of control after becoming accidentally detached from an unidentified motor vehicle; and (c) includes anything else prescribed by regulation; but
(d) does not include a motor vehicle that is designed to be driven for recreational purposes on an area that is not a road or road related area. Example—par (d) a quad bike (2) To remove any doubt, it does not matter whether a trailer mentioned in subsection (1), definition of unidentified motor vehicle, paragraph (b) is registered. (3) The inquiry or search may be proved orally or by affidavit of the person who made the inquiry or search.