4.—(1) Where a vehicle is parked on any common property or in any open space in contravention of any by-law, or it appears to the secretary or any officer authorised by the Town Council that any vehicle, which has broken down or permitted to remain at rest on any common property or in any open space, has been abandoned without lawful authority, the secretary or an officer authorised by the Town Council —
(a)
may retain the vehicle by any means and, if the vehicle is detained, shall give notice in writing of the detention to the owner or person who has lawful possession of the vehicle when it was detained and that he may, on payment of the expenses incurred by the Town Council in respect of such detention, claim possession of the vehicle within 7 days of such notice being served on him; and
(b)
if such owner or person fails to claim possession of the vehicle within the period specified in sub-paragraph (a), may remove or cause the vehicle to be removed to a place of safety.
(2) Where any vehicle is removed under paragraph (1)(b) to a place of safety, the secretary of the Town Council shall, with all reasonable despatch, give notice in writing of the removal to the owner or person who had lawful possession of the vehicle when it was removed and that he may, on payment of the expenses incurred by the Town Council in respect of such removal, claim possession of the vehicle within 30 days of such removal.
(3) Where the Town Council has detained or removed or caused the detention or removal of any vehicle to a place of safety under paragraph (1), the owner or person who had lawful possession of the vehicle when it was detained or removed shall —
(a)
in the case of detention, within the period specified in paragraph (1)(a); or
(b)
in the case of removal, within the period specified in paragraph (2),
pay all expenses incurred by the Town Council in respect of such detention or removal, as the case may be.