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Prohibition of abandonment of vehicles.
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10.—(1) A vehicle shall not be abandoned on any land.
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(2) Where there is a contravention of subsection (1) of this section—
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(a) the person who placed the vehicle at the place where it was abandoned, and
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(b) if there is a registered owner of the vehicle and the person aforesaid is not its registered owner, the registered owner,
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shall each be guilty of an offence.
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(3) In a prosecution for an offence under this section in relation to land it shall be a defence to show that the vehicle was abandoned with the consent of the occupier of the land.
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(4) Where a person charged with an offence under this section is the registered owner of the vehicle concerned, it shall be a defence for him to show that the abandonment of the vehicle was unauthorised by him.
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