Part VI Drivers’ Hours
F197F.Downloading data: requirement imposed by an officer
(1)
This section applies where—
(a)
an officer has reason to believe that an offence under this Part of this Act or under the Traffic Acts has been committed in respect of the use of a vehicle, and
(b)
article 10(5) of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation applies to a transport undertaking in respect of the vehicle unit in the vehicle or a driver card issued to a person who has driven the vehicle.
(2)
The officer may, on production if so required of his authority, require the undertaking without delay—
(a)
to download data from the vehicle unit or driver card;
(b)
to permit him to inspect or copy the downloaded data.
(3)
In this section—
(a)
“download” is to be construed in accordance with the definition of “downloading” in Annex 1B to the Community Recording Equipment Regulation;
(b)
“the Traffic Acts” has the meaning given in section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.