sec.746Purpose of chapter

### sec.746 Purpose of chapter The purpose of this chapter is to enhance community safety by— reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences. The purpose is mainly achieved by— providing for an evasion offence; and providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence. s 746 ins 2006 No. 26 s 79 sub 2018 No. 20 s 36 amd 2021 No. 9 s 9 (sec.746-ssec.1) The purpose of this chapter is to enhance community safety by— reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences. (sec.746-ssec.2) The purpose is mainly achieved by— providing for an evasion offence; and providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence. - (a) reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and - (b) helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences. - (a) providing for an evasion offence; and - (b) providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and - (c) enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence.