Tony Gregory
Question:362 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances whereby the Garda Síochána can confiscate motorcycles, quad bikes and so on in public parks or open spaces. [11603/06]
View answerTuesday, 28 March 2006
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the provisions of the Road Traffic (Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 1983 empower a road authority to remove, store and dispose of vehicles which have been abandoned on a public road or in a public park. An officer of the Garda Síochána, not below the rank of inspector, may request the road authority to remove an abandoned vehicle and the authority must remove it.
I am further informed that section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 provides a power for a member of the Garda Síochána to detain vehicles used in a public place where the driver is too young to hold a driving licence, the vehicle is not insured and the vehicle has not been taxed for three months.