Member

On Amendment 416I, I again recognise the concerns behind it, but the powers it seeks to introduce already exist under current legislation. Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 provides the police with robust authority to seize vehicles, including electric cycles and scooters, when they are being used in a careless or inconsiderate manner—or worse, as the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, would put it—that causes alarm, distress or annoyance to the public. These powers apply to both on-road and off-road electric cycles and scooters, including where landowner consent has not been given. Furthermore, under Section 60 of the same Act, the police can dispose of vehicles seized under these provisions; the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, referred to this in moving his amendment. This framework’s powers address the concerns behind the amendment without the need for additional legislation.