sec.128AImmediate disposal in particular circumstances

### sec.128A Immediate disposal in particular circumstances Despite any other provision of this part, a police officer exercising powers under part 1 may dispose of something other than a vehicle when and in the way the police officer considers appropriate if— the police officer reasonably suspects the thing has been abandoned; or the proceeds of any sale of the thing are unlikely to cover— the moving expenses for the thing; and the expenses likely to be incurred by the chief executive in selling the thing; or it is otherwise impracticable to retain the removed thing. The police officer may immediately dispose of gravel spilled on a road by a passing truck by having it bulldozed off the side of the road. In this section— something other than a vehicle — includes anything, including the load of a vehicle, that has become separated from the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter; and does not include a vehicle’s load to the extent it has remained with the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter. s 128A ins 2008 No. 67 s 211 (sec.128A-ssec.1) Despite any other provision of this part, a police officer exercising powers under part 1 may dispose of something other than a vehicle when and in the way the police officer considers appropriate if— the police officer reasonably suspects the thing has been abandoned; or the proceeds of any sale of the thing are unlikely to cover— the moving expenses for the thing; and the expenses likely to be incurred by the chief executive in selling the thing; or it is otherwise impracticable to retain the removed thing. The police officer may immediately dispose of gravel spilled on a road by a passing truck by having it bulldozed off the side of the road. (sec.128A-ssec.2) In this section— something other than a vehicle — includes anything, including the load of a vehicle, that has become separated from the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter; and does not include a vehicle’s load to the extent it has remained with the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter. - (a) the police officer reasonably suspects the thing has been abandoned; or - (b) the proceeds of any sale of the thing are unlikely to cover— (i) the moving expenses for the thing; and (ii) the expenses likely to be incurred by the chief executive in selling the thing; or - (i) the moving expenses for the thing; and - (ii) the expenses likely to be incurred by the chief executive in selling the thing; or - (c) it is otherwise impracticable to retain the removed thing. - (i) the moving expenses for the thing; and - (ii) the expenses likely to be incurred by the chief executive in selling the thing; or - (a) includes anything, including the load of a vehicle, that has become separated from the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter; and - (b) does not include a vehicle’s load to the extent it has remained with the vehicle during the exercise of powers under this chapter.