Regulation 3 Powers of participating authorities
A participating authority may within its area—
take such steps as are required, including the carrying out of tests on the emissions from vehicles, to enforce the provisions of regulation 61 of the 1986 Regulations, and
take such steps as are required to enforce the provisions of regulation 98 of the 1986 Regulations,
and each of the offences referred to in the definition of “fixed penalty offence” in regulation 2(1)(d) is hereby prescribed as an offence for the purposes of section 87(2)(o) of the Environment Act 1995.
In connection with the discharge of an authority’s functions under paragraph (1) an authorised person of that authority may require the driver of any vehicle to disclose to him—
his name and address; and
his date of birth.
Any person who fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.