34Urgent removal of unattended vehicles or trailers

34 Urgent removal of unattended vehicles or trailers

34 Urgent removal of unattended vehicles or trailers

(1) The government coordinating agency for a motor race may direct a police officer or other appropriate officer to remove an unattended motor vehicle or trailer from land in the traffic management area for the motor race.

(2) The direction may be given only during the traffic management period for the motor race.

(3) The direction must not be given unless the government coordinating agency reasonably believes the removal of the vehicle or trailer is necessary to enable—

(a) the conduct of the motor race or an associated event, or

(b) works to be carried out that are authorised by the works approval for the motor race.

(4) It is not necessary that the vehicle or trailer is standing unlawfully.

(5) The Road Transport Act 2013, section 143 applies to the vehicle or trailer as if the vehicle or trailer were unlawfully standing on a prescribed place and is likely to cause danger to the public or undue traffic congestion.

(6) If the vehicle or trailer is not standing unlawfully, a person must not be required to pay a tow-away charge for the removal of the vehicle or trailer.

(7) In this section—

appropriate officer has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, section 143.