Road Traffic Act · s 82

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82.
Licences etc. to be produced on demand
(1) Any police officer or any examiner appointed under section 3
may demand from the owner of any motor vehicle the production of the licence and registration book in force at the date of such demand in respect of the motor vehicle and, in the case of a public service vehicle operating in a regulated area, the public service vehicle licence in respect thereof, and from any person driving any class of motor vehicle the production of a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.
(2) Any person who fails when demand is so made to produce any such licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence, shall, unless within 5 days thereafter he produces such licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence at a police station and explains to the police officer in charge thereof that the licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence is produced in compliance with the demand of a police officer, and names the place where such demand was made, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,500.

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s 82Licences etc. to be produced on demand

(1)

Any police officer or any examiner appointed under section 3

may demand from the owner of any motor vehicle the production of the licence and registration book in force at the date of such demand in respect of the motor vehicle and, in the case of a public service vehicle operating in a regulated area, the public service vehicle licence in respect thereof, and from any person driving any class of motor vehicle the production of a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.

(2)

Any person who fails when demand is so made to produce any such licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence, shall, unless within 5 days thereafter he produces such licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence at a police station and explains to the police officer in charge thereof that the licence, registration book or public service vehicle licence is produced in compliance with the demand of a police officer, and names the place where such demand was made, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,500.