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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.872One type 1 vehicle related offence committed before commencement and another type 1 vehicle related offence committed after commencement
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### sec.872 One type 1 vehicle related offence committed before commencement and another type 1 vehicle related offence committed after commencement
This section applies if—
before the commencement, and within the relevant period, the driver of a motor vehicle—
has been charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence on at least 1 previous occasion and the charge has not been decided; or
has been found guilty of a type 1 vehicle related offence committed on 1 previous occasion; and
after the commencement, the driver is charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence.
A police officer may not impound the motor vehicle under section 74A of the post-amended Act on the basis that the driver has been charged with, or found guilty of, having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
In this section—
relevant period , for a person who has been charged with, or found guilty of, having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence before the commencement, means the period of not more than 3 years before a type 1 vehicle related offence the person is charged with having committed after the commencement.
s 872 ins 2013 No. 15 s 78
(sec.872-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, and within the relevant period, the driver of a motor vehicle— has been charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence on at least 1 previous occasion and the charge has not been decided; or has been found guilty of a type 1 vehicle related offence committed on 1 previous occasion; and after the commencement, the driver is charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence.
(sec.872-ssec.2) A police officer may not impound the motor vehicle under section 74A of the post-amended Act on the basis that the driver has been charged with, or found guilty of, having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
(sec.872-ssec.3) In this section— relevant period , for a person who has been charged with, or found guilty of, having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence before the commencement, means the period of not more than 3 years before a type 1 vehicle related offence the person is charged with having committed after the commencement.
- (a) before the commencement, and within the relevant period, the driver of a motor vehicle— (i) has been charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence on at least 1 previous occasion and the charge has not been decided; or (ii) has been found guilty of a type 1 vehicle related offence committed on 1 previous occasion; and
- (i) has been charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence on at least 1 previous occasion and the charge has not been decided; or
- (ii) has been found guilty of a type 1 vehicle related offence committed on 1 previous occasion; and
- (b) after the commencement, the driver is charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence.
- (i) has been charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence on at least 1 previous occasion and the charge has not been decided; or
- (ii) has been found guilty of a type 1 vehicle related offence committed on 1 previous occasion; and