Section 51
of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987
Section 51
Any motor vehicle in respect of which there has been or there is reasonable cause to suspect that there has been committed any offence against subsection 19(3), paragraph 20(1)(b), section 33 or 34
may be seized by any road transport officer or any police officer not below the rank of Inspector at any place.
(2)
When any motor vehicle has been seized under subsection (1), a road transport officer or a police officer not below the rank of
Inspector may, at his discretion, temporarily return such vehicle to the owner of the same, on security being furnished to the satisfaction of such officer that the vehicle shall be surrendered to him on demand.
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(3)
An order for the forfeiture or for the release of any motor vehicle seized under subsection (1) shall be made by the court before which the prosecution with regard thereto has been held, and an order for the forfeiture of such vehicle shall be made if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that an offence against subsection 19(3), paragraph 20(1)(b), section 33 or 34 has been committed and that the vehicle was the subject matter of the offence, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of such an offence.
(4)
If there is no prosecution with regard to any motor vehicle seized under subsection (1), such vehicle shall be released at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of seizure unless it has sooner been released.