Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Discharge and miscellaneous orders: Confiscation of motor vehicles
138Disposal of unsaleable confiscated vehicle
If the Registrar has reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle that is delivered into his or her custody under section 132 or 137B is unsaleable, the Registrar may dispose of the vehicle in any manner he or she thinks fit.
If the Registrar proposes to dispose of a motor vehicle under subsection (1), the Registrar—
- is, for the purposes of the Land Transport Act 1998 and any regulations made under it, entitled to apply for the cancellation of the registration of the motor vehicle; and
- must make that application before the disposal of the motor vehicle.
The person to whom a motor vehicle is disposed of under this section obtains, by virtue of this section, good title to the motor vehicle free of all ownership interests and other proprietary interests held in the motor vehicle before that disposition.
Notes
- Section 138(1): amended, on , by section 17 of the Sentencing (Vehicle Confiscation) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 37).
- Section 138(2): inserted, on , by section 30 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 47).
- Section 138(3): inserted, on , by section 30 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 47).