§ (1) 'After section 62B of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) (inserted by section (Failure to comply with direction: offences)) insert—
§ "62C Failure to comply with direction under section 62A: seizure
§ (1) This section applies if a direction has been given under section 62A(1) and a constable reasonably suspects that a person to whom the direction applies has, without reasonable excuse—
- (a) failed to remove any vehicle on the relevant land which appears to the constable to belong to him or to be in his possession or under his control; or
- (b) entered any land in the area of the relevant local authority as a trespasser with a vehicle before the end of the relevant period with the intention of residing there.
§ (2) The relevant period is the period of 3 months starting with the day on which the direction is given.
§ (3) The constable may seize and remove the vehicle."
§ (2) In section 67(1) (retention and charges for seized vehicles) after "section 62(1)" insert ", 62C(3)".'.
§ —[Mr. Heppell.]
§ Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.