Regulation 13 Power to stop

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies if it appears to a stopping officer that a vehicle is being used in circumstances such that—

F1(a)

an operator’s licence for the international carriage of passengers by road,

(b)

an authorisation, or

(c)

a control document,

may be required.

(2)

The stopping officer may direct the driver to stop the vehicle so that an authorised inspecting officer can conduct checks as to whether an offence has been committed under these Regulations.

(3)

In this regulation “stopping officer” means an officer appointed under section 66B of the Road Traffic Act 1988 M1,

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 13(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2025) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 3(9)

Marginal citations

M1: 1988 c.52; section 66B was inserted by S.I 2011/996.