Section 166 Powers of certain officers as respects goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles.F1

England, Wales and Scotland

Any of the following officers, namely—

(a)

an examiner appointed under section 68 of this Act,

(b)

a certifying officer appointed under section 7(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act M11981,

(c)

an examiner appointed under section 7(2) of that Act, and

(d)

F2A person authorised for the purpose by a traffic commissioner appointed under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981,

may, on production if so required of his authority, exercise in the case of goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles of any prescribed class all such powers as are, under section F3164(1), (3) or (5A) or 165 of this Act, exercisable by a constable.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 166 substituted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 20
F2: Words in s. 166(d) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 70; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.
F3: Words in s. 166 substituted (30.11.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(1), Sch. 10 para. 24; S.I. 2022/1187, reg. 4(a) (with Pt. 3)

Marginal citations

M1: 1981 c.14

Notes on Part VII

Modifications

C1: Pt. VII modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27