Part 1

Traffic Officers

Traffic officers for England and for Wales

Traffic officers: introduction
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1
This Part makes provision for the designation of individuals as traffic officers by, or under an authorisation given by, the Secretary of State or the Assembly.
2
The duties assigned to traffic officers must be connected with, or intended to facilitate or to be conducive or incidental to—
a
the management of traffic on the relevant road network; or
b
the performance of any other functions of the appropriate national authority (in its capacity as a traffic authority or highway authority).
3
In subsection (2) “the relevant road network” means—
a
the network of relevant roads in England (in the case of traffic officers designated by, or under an authorisation given by, the Secretary of State); or
b
the network of relevant roads in Wales (in the case of traffic officers designated by, or under an authorisation given by, the Assembly).
4
Traffic officers shall have such special powers (for use in connection with the performance of their duties) as are referred to in section 5(1).
5
In this Part “relevant road” means a road in England for which the Secretary of State is the traffic authority or a road in Wales for which the Assembly is the traffic authority.