80. Amendment of section 95

In the RTA, in section 95 —

after subsection (7), insert —“(7A) If a person is convicted of an offence under any of the following provisions or any other prescribed offence in relation to the keeping or using of a de‑registered vehicle or unregistered vehicle that is detained under this section, the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Registrar may sell the vehicle by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle:

section 10(3);

section 31E(4) for contravening section 31E(1), (2) or (3);

section 31F(4) for contravening section 31F(1), (2) or (3);

section 31G(3) for contravening section 31G(1) or (2).”;

in subsection (8) (as amended by section 10(a) of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), after “if applicable”, insert “but subject to subsections (7A) and (8B)”;

after subsection (8A) (as inserted by section 10(b) of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), insert —“(8B) However, a person is prohibited from taking delivery of a de‑registered vehicle or unregistered vehicle under this section if the keeping of that vehicle is an offence under section 10(3).”;

in subsections (9) and (9A) (as inserted by section 10(b) of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), after “fails to take”, insert “, or is prohibited under subsection (8B) from taking,”;

in subsection (9B) (as inserted by section 10(b) of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), replace “If” with “Subject to subsection (9C), if”;

before subsection (10), insert —“(9C) If the owner of a de‑registered vehicle or unregistered vehicle detained under this section is unknown or cannot be found, the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Registrar may, after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his or her intention to do so, sell the vehicle by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle.”; and

in subsection (11) (as inserted by section 10(c) of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025), replace “subsections (8) and (9B)” with “subsections (7A), (9B) and (9C)”.