Part 3: Policing and investigation Chapter 1: Stopping and seizure Section 58: Seizure and detention
The section provides authorised officers with the power to seize and detain automated vehicles if they suspect that the vehicle has or is about to commit an offence relating to use of a vehicle without a person in control or licensed oversight (as set out in section 53, section 34B), commit a traffic infraction or it is suspected that there isn’t an individual present who can exercise control of the vehicle in locations where it is unsuitable for it to be driving itself. The difference between 58(2)(a) and (c) being that (c) is a broad power that applies even if a vehicle travelling without an individual exercising or in a position to exercise control is overseen by a licensed no-user-in-charge operator (NUiC operator) but is suspected of operating in a location where it is hazardous or unsuitable for a vehicle to travel without a user-in-charge.  An "authorised officer" is defined in subsection (8) as a constable or an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
	This section also permits a vehicle to be seized and detained to avoid risks, danger or inconvenience to the public, enable enquiries to be made to identify the owner of the vehicle, the authorised self-driving entity (ASDE) or the non-user-in-charge operator.
	The seize and detain power may only be exercised once regulations are in force that cover what happens to seized or detained vehicles. These will aim to avoid owners not knowing what has happened to their vehicle and how to recover it; they will also aim to ensure vehicles are stored appropriately. This section is self-explanatory in explaining what may be contained in these regulations.