PART 2Amendments to primary legislation

Amendment of the Transport Act 19684

1

The Transport Act 196813 is amended as follows.

2

After section 99ZF (power to seize documents) insert—

99ZGPower to stop

1

Subsection (2) applies if a vehicle appears to a stopping officer to be one to which this Part could apply.

2

The officer may direct the driver to stop the vehicle for the purpose of enabling a Part 6 officer to exercise powers under this Part.

3

In this section—

  • “Part 6 officer” means an officer as defined in section 99(8);

  • “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under section 66B of the Road Traffic Act 1988.