# Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 166: Powers of certain officers as respects goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles.

Extent: E+W+S

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 1981,
(c) an examiner appointed under section 7(2) of that Act, and
(d) A 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 164(1), (3) or (5A) or 165 of this Act, exercisable by a constable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/166 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1988/section-166
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