20Licence conditions

20 Licence conditions

20 Licence conditions

(1) A licence may be granted subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence.

(2) In addition to the conditions specified in a licence, a licence is subject to the following conditions—

(a) the licensee must take all reasonable precautions to prevent loss of or from, or damage to, any motor vehicle that—

(i) is towed by a tow truck operated under the licence, or

(ii) is being held in the licensee’s holding yard, or

(iii) is otherwise under the control of the licensee,

(b) the licensee must keep the records and documents required to be made by the licensee under this Act or the regulations at the licensee’s place of business,

(c) the licensee must permit an authorised officer or police officer to enter that place of business at any reasonable time for the purpose of exercising any function under Part 5,

(c1) the licensee must maintain at least one holding yard which must be no more than 10 kilometres from the licensee’s place of business (unless the Secretary approves of it being a greater distance from that place),

(d) the licensee must not, in the course of carrying on business, use a holding yard other than a holding yard specified in the licence,

(d1) the licensee must allow the owner of any motor vehicle stored at any holding yard used by the licensee in the course of the licensee’s business, or the owner’s agent, to—

(i) have reasonable access to the motor vehicle, during business hours and at no charge to the owner, to collect items from the motor vehicle, and

(ii) remove the motor vehicle from the holding yard after the owner, or the owner’s agent, has paid the fees that have been charged by the licensee in accordance with the regulations for the towing, salvage or storage of the motor vehicle, or for a service that is related to or ancillary to the towing, salvage or storage of the motor vehicle,

(d2) the licensee must not remove a vehicle stored at a holding yard used by the licensee in the course of the licensee’s business for the following purposes unless authorised to do so by the owner of the motor vehicle, or the owner’s agent—