Road Traffic Act · s 85

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85.
Additional powers of police
(1) In addition to the powers conferred by this Act, any police officer in uniform may at any time —
(a) require the driver of any vehicle to stop such vehicle;
(b) require the driver of any vehicle to furnish his name and address and give any other particulars required as to his identification;
(c) require any person in any motor vehicle to furnish his name and address and give any other particulars required as to his identification and to give such information as it is in his power to give and may lead to the identification of the driver or owner of such vehicle;
(d) inspect the brakes or any part of any vehicle or the equipment thereof with a view to ascertaining whether the same complies with the provisions of any regulations made under this Act;
(e) ascertain the dimensions of any motor vehicle or the laden weight or the net weight thereof, and for this purpose require any persons or goods to be removed from such vehicle;
(f) drive any motor vehicle when necessary in the execution of his duties:
Provided that no police officer may drive any motor vehicle in the exercise of any powers and duties conferred and imposed on him under this
Act unless he is the holder of a driving licence.
(2) Whenever the driver of any vehicle is alleged to be guilty of an offence under this Act —

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(a) the owner of the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by a police officer to give as to the identity of the driver and, if he fails to do so, is guilty of an offence, unless he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained who the driver was; and
(b) any other person shall, if required as aforesaid, give any information which it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver, and, if he fails to do so he is guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with a requirement lawfully made under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 3 months.

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s 85Additional powers of police

(1)

In addition to the powers conferred by this Act, any police officer in uniform may at any time —

(a)

require the driver of any vehicle to stop such vehicle;

(b)

require the driver of any vehicle to furnish his name and address and give any other particulars required as to his identification;

(c)

require any person in any motor vehicle to furnish his name and address and give any other particulars required as to his identification and to give such information as it is in his power to give and may lead to the identification of the driver or owner of such vehicle;

(d)

inspect the brakes or any part of any vehicle or the equipment thereof with a view to ascertaining whether the same complies with the provisions of any regulations made under this Act;

(e)

ascertain the dimensions of any motor vehicle or the laden weight or the net weight thereof, and for this purpose require any persons or goods to be removed from such vehicle;

(f)

drive any motor vehicle when necessary in the execution of his duties:

Provided that no police officer may drive any motor vehicle in the exercise of any powers and duties conferred and imposed on him under this

Act unless he is the holder of a driving licence.

(2)

Whenever the driver of any vehicle is alleged to be guilty of an offence under this Act —

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(a)

the owner of the vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by a police officer to give as to the identity of the driver and, if he fails to do so, is guilty of an offence, unless he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained who the driver was; and

(b)

any other person shall, if required as aforesaid, give any information which it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver, and, if he fails to do so he is guilty of an offence.

(3)

Any person who fails to comply with a requirement lawfully made under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 3 months.