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if the driver is unable to move the vehicle to a safe place or fails to do so on being requested to do so by a police officer.
104. Detention of vehicles
Any vehicle removed under section 103 may be detained by the Commissioner of Police until it is-
(a) returned to the owner under section 105; or
(b) disposed of under section 106.
105. Vehicles returned to owner
(1) A vehicle detained under section 104 shall be returned to the owner on payment of the removal and storage charges specified in Schedule 5.
(2) The Governor in Council may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedule 5.
106. Disposal of unclaimed vehicles
(1) If a vehicle detained under section 104 is not claimed within 3 days the Commissioner of Police shall serve on the registered owner a notice in writing informing him that unless he-
(a) pays to the Commissioner of Police the removal and storage charges specified in Schedule 5; and
(b) removes the vehicle from the place of detention within 14 days of the service of the notice on him,
the vehicle will become the property of the Crown.
(2) If a vehicle is not removed within 14 days of the service of a notice under subsection (1) it shall become the property of the Crown and may be sold or otherwise disposed of as the Commissioner of Police thinks fit.
107. Disposal of abandoned vehicles
(1) Where any vehicle has been permitted to remain stationary on any road in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances that there is reasonable cause to believe the vehicle to have been abandoned, any police officer or public officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police 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.