Clause 8

Where a vehicle —

has broken down or been permitted to remain at rest in a parking place in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to appear to the Superintendent to have been abandoned without lawful authority; or

is parked in a parking place in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder,the Superintendent may remove and detain the vehicle found in the parking place and the owner thereof shall pay all expenses incurred by the Superintendent in that behalf and all fines and charges imposed under this Act and any rules made thereunder in respect of such offence and the vehicle shall remain at the risk of the owner and the person offending until all the fines, charges and expenses have been paid.(2) When any vehicle is detained under this section, the Superintendent shall with all reasonable despatch give notice in writing to the owner (if the name and address of the owner are known to him) of the detention and if the vehicle is not claimed by its owner within one month of the date of its detention, the Superintendent after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his intention to do so may sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle. The proceeds of the sale or disposal of the vehicle shall be applied in payment of any expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section and thereafter shall be applied in payment of all charges and fines payable under this Act and any rules made thereunder and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the vehicle, or if not claimed by the owner of the vehicle within 12 months of the date of the sale or disposal shall be forfeited to the Director-General.(3) The Director-General or the Superintendent shall not be liable for any damage to or loss of the vehicle or the contents thereof not caused wilfully or negligently by the Director-General or the Superintendent or any of his employees or agents under subsections (1) and (2).”.