Police Offences Act 1935
37ZHDisposal of confiscated vehicle
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37ZH Disposal of confiscated vehicle
(1) [Section 37ZH Subsection (1) amended by No. 62 of 2009, s. 29, Applied:11 Dec 2009] If, within 2 months after the authorised period of confiscation of a vehicle ends, the vehicle is not recovered, the Commissioner may sell or dispose of the vehicle and anything in or on it in a way the Commissioner considers appropriate.
(2) The Commissioner must –
(a) advertise the proposed sale or disposal in a newspaper circulating in the locality where the vehicle was confiscated; and
(b) [Section 37ZH Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 39, Applied:19 Dec 2014] give written notice of the proposed sale or disposal of the vehicle to the registered operator if the registered operator can be found.