False particulars. 13. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in supplying particulars required under section 11 or 12 or who omits any material particular required under either of such sections commits an offence.
Proof of identity of driver. 14. If, in a prosecution for an offence under this Ordinance, there is produced to the court a statement which—
- (a) purports to have been signed by the accused person;
- (b) was furnished in accordance with a notice served on him under section 12(2); and
- (c) states that the accused person was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the offence,
the court shall admit the statement as prima facie evidence that the accused person was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the offence.
Vehicles etc. causing obstruction. 15. If any vehicle or thing is causing an obstruction at any tunnel or is otherwise likely to render the use of the tunnel unsafe the Authority may at the risk and expense of the owner of such vehicle or thing take all reasonable steps to remove it or cause it to be removed to any place, including any road, that the Authority may think fit and where necessary in the opinion of the Authority, may provide for the safe custody thereof. vehicles.
Disposal of abandoned vehicles. 16. (1) Where any vehicle has been permitted to remain stationary at any tunnel in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances that there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned an authorized officer may cause a notice to be given, requiring the person in whose name the vehicle is registered to remove it or cause it to be removed.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be addressed to the person in whose name the vehicle is registered and shall be given—
- (a) by sending it to him by registered post at the address shown on the register; or
- (b) by affixing it to the vehicle.
(3) The notice shall—
- (a) require the person in whose name the vehicle is registered to move or cause it to be moved to a place which is not on any road—
- (i) if the notice is sent by registered post, within 7 days of its service on him; or
- (ii) if the notice is affixed to the vehicle, within 7 days of the date on which it is so affixed; and
- (b) state that—
- (i) unless the vehicle is removed within the time so stated, the vehicle will be seized by the Authority and removed to a place specified in the notice; and
- (ii) if the vehicle is not claimed within a period of 14 days from the date of seizure, it will become the property of the Crown.
(4) If the vehicle is not removed as required by a notice given under subsection (1) an authorized officer may seize it and may take all reasonable steps to remove it or cause it to be removed to the place specified in the notice.
(5) If a vehicle which is seized and removed under subsection (4) is not claimed within the period specified in the notice given under subsection (1), it shall become the property of the Crown and may be sold or otherwise disposed of as the Authority thinks fit.
