Section 97F Downloading data: requirement imposed by an officerF1

an officer has reason to believe that an offence under this Part of this Act or under the Traffic Acts has been committed in respect of the use of a vehicle, and

article 10(5) of the Community Drivers’ Hours Regulation F2or article 11(2)(b) of the Annex to the AETR applies to a transport undertaking in respect of the vehicle unit in the vehicle or a driver card issued to a person who has driven the vehicle.

to download data from the vehicle unit or driver card;

to permit him to inspect or copy the downloaded data.

“download” is to be construed in accordance with the definition of “downloading” in F3Article 2(2)(n) of the EU Tachographs Regulation;

“the Traffic Acts” has the meaning given in section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.