27.—(1) The Secretary of State may make any particulars contained in the register available for use—
[F1(a)(i)by a local authority for any purpose connected with the investigation of an offence,
(ii)by a local authority in Scotland, for any purpose connected with the investigation of a decriminalised parking contravention, or
(iii)by a local authority in England and Wales, for any purpose connected with its activities as an enforcement authority within the meaning of Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004;]
[F2(aa)by the Department for Regional Development for any purpose connected with—
(i)the investigation of a contravention to which Schedule 1 to the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (contraventions subject to penalty charges) applies; or
(ii)the exercise of the Department’s powers under Article 18(1)(b) or 21(1)(b) of that Order (immobilisation or removal of vehicles);]
(b)by a chief officer of police;
(c)by a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(d)by an officer of Customs and Excise F3...; F4...
[F5(da)on or after 30th April 2010 or the date of coming into force of section 144A of the 1988 Act (whichever is later), by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (being the company of that name incorporated on 14th June 1946 under the Companies Act 1929) for any purpose connected with the exercise of any of the functions of the Secretary of State relating to the enforcement of an offence under section 144A of the 1988 Act; or]
(e)by any person who can show to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he has reasonable cause for wanting the particulars to be made available to him.
(2) Particulars may be provided to such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(e) on payment of such fee, if any, of such amount as appears to the Secretary of State reasonable in the circumstances of the case.
(3) In this regulation—
(a)“a decriminalised parking contravention” means any act or omission which would have been an offence but for any of the following provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1991, that is to say—
F6(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F6(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iii)paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3 (contravention of certain orders relating to parking places outside London not to be a criminal offence); and
(iv)paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 3 (provisions creating certain stationary vehicle offences to cease to apply in special parking areas outside London); and
(b)“an officer of Customs and Excise” means an officer as defined in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1 and includes any person engaged as mentioned in section 8(2) of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 27(1)(a) substituted (15.12.2008) by The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2849), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F2Reg. 27(1)(aa) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1092), regs. 1, 2(2)
F3Words in reg. 27(1)(d) omitted (1.10.2003) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2154), regs. 1, 4
F4Word in reg. 27(1)(d) omitted (30.4.2010) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1092), regs. 1, 2(3)
F5Reg. 27(1)(da) inserted (30.4.2010) by The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1092), regs. 1, 2(4)
F6Reg. 27(3)(a)(i)(ii) omitted (15.12.2008) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2849), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 27 modified (15.1.2014) by Humber Bridge Act 2013 (c. vi), ss. 1(1), 12(1)
Marginal Citations