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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.93Orders on application for forfeiture order if motorbike noise order offence not decided
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### sec.93 Orders on application for forfeiture order if motorbike noise order offence not decided
This section applies if a police officer applies to a relevant court under section 91 for a forfeiture order for a motorbike and any proceeding on a charge of a motorbike noise order offence in relation to which the application is made has not been decided.
If the driver of the motorbike has not been found guilty of motorbike noise order offences in relation to offences committed on 2 occasions within the prescribed period, the court must adjourn the application until the driver has been found guilty of charges in relation to motorbike noise order offences committed on at least 2 occasions within the prescribed period.
However, if the application relates to at least 1 motorbike noise order offence of which the driver has been found guilty, the court may make an order under subsection (4) if satisfied the motorbike should be impounded to stop the commission of another motorbike noise order offence.
The court may order that the motorbike be impounded, or continue to be impounded, for a stated period of not more than 3 months.
s 93 ins 2005 No. 64 s 7
(sec.93-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer applies to a relevant court under section 91 for a forfeiture order for a motorbike and any proceeding on a charge of a motorbike noise order offence in relation to which the application is made has not been decided.
(sec.93-ssec.2) If the driver of the motorbike has not been found guilty of motorbike noise order offences in relation to offences committed on 2 occasions within the prescribed period, the court must adjourn the application until the driver has been found guilty of charges in relation to motorbike noise order offences committed on at least 2 occasions within the prescribed period.
(sec.93-ssec.3) However, if the application relates to at least 1 motorbike noise order offence of which the driver has been found guilty, the court may make an order under subsection (4) if satisfied the motorbike should be impounded to stop the commission of another motorbike noise order offence.
(sec.93-ssec.4) The court may order that the motorbike be impounded, or continue to be impounded, for a stated period of not more than 3 months.