A police officer will retain the vehicle registration document if it is found that:
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Correct answer
A. The technical inspection was carried out by an unauthorised entity.
Explanation
The question is about the situation in which a police officer retains the vehicle registration certificate. The officer does this on finding that the technical inspection was carried out by a body not authorised to do it - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act requires a police officer to retain the vehicle registration certificate, among other cases, on finding that the technical inspection was carried out by a body not authorised to do it. Such an inspection is invalid, so in practice the vehicle does not have a valid inspection and nobody knows whether it is roadworthy. Faulty registration plate lighting (answer B) is a minor defect for which the law provides for a fine, but the rule does not directly list it as grounds for retaining the registration certificate. Not having the registration certificate with you (answer C) is not a breach in the case of a vehicle registered in Poland, because this document does not have to be carried.
Legal basis: Art. 132 para. 1 point 3 and Art. 38 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)