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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
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49 Application for balance of proceeds of sale
> > (1) A person may apply to the Commissioner of Police to receive the balance of the proceeds of sale of a vehicle sold in accordance with this Regulation within 12 months after the sale of the vehicle.
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> > (2) The Commissioner of Police may pay the balance of the proceeds of sale to the person if the Commissioner is satisfied that—
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> > > (a) the person was lawfully entitled to the vehicle immediately before its sale, and
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> > > (b) there was a reasonable excuse for the person’s failure to obtain the release of the vehicle before it was sold.
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> > (3) The Commissioner of Police may require the person to provide evidence necessary to satisfy the Commissioner of the matters referred to in subsection (2).
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > balance of the proceeds of sale, for a vehicle, means the proceeds of sale of the vehicle after deduction of—
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> > > (a) the applicable movement, towing and storage fees payable under the Act, and
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> > > (b) the reasonable costs of, or incidental to, the sale of the vehicle.