# Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, Section 12B: Power to stop


(1) Subsection (2) applies if it appears to a stopping officer that a vehicle is being used in circumstances such that a PSV operator’s licence could be required.
(2) The officer may direct the driver to stop the vehicle for the purpose of enabling checks to be carried out to establish whether the use of the vehicle is in contravention of section 12(1) or 18(1).
(3) In this section a “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under section 66B of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/14/section/12B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/section-12B
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