What the official record says
This Act is the Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Act . This Act comes into force on . This amends the Sentencing Act 2002. The purpose of this is to reduce traffic offending by— strengthening the powers of the courts to order the confiscation of motor vehicles: empowering the courts to order the destruction of motor vehicles used by persistent illegal street racing offenders. Section 127(1) is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order: , in relation to a motor vehicle that has been confiscated while impounded under the Land Transport Act 1998, means the fees and charges for towage and storage that are prescribed or assessed in the manner specified by regulations made under section 167 of that Act, and, where those fees and charges have already b