Thanks Avant

Will not accept any post unless I put a model in it.......weird.

Following was my post:

More on the pull.......

The Road Vehicles (Powers to Stop) Regulations 2011

Made 29th March 2011

Coming into force 30th March 2011

Sec of State to appoint 'Stopping Officers' but only after they been vetted and trained.

Stopping officers will have powers to stop for the following purposes:

· Vehicle roadworthiness inspections by authorised examiners under section 67 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (regulation 2(3));

· Vehicle weight checking by authorised persons under section 78 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (regulation 2(4));

· Inspection of documents, records and recording equipment by officers under Part 6 (Drivers’ Hours) of the Transport Act 1968 (regulation 4);

· Checks by vehicle examiners and other authorised persons in relation to section 12(1) (the obligation to hold a public service vehicle operator’s licence) or section 18(1) (the duty to exhibit an operator’s disc) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (regulation 5);

· Checks by vehicle examiners and other authorised persons in relation to section 2(1) (the obligation to hold a goods vehicle operator’s licence) of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (regulation 6);

· Checks by authorised inspecting officers in relation to regulation 3 (use of a public service vehicle without Community licence) and regulation 7 (failure to comply with conditions governing the use of Community licence) of the Public Service Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 1999 (regulation 10);

· Inspection of the documents referred to in regulation 7 (production of Community licence and control document) of the Road Transport (Passenger Vehicles Cabotage) Regulations 1999 by authorised inspecting officers (regulation 11);

A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a stopping officer who is exercising the powers of a stopping officer.”.

A power is exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be determined or approved for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State. NOT yet published.

dvd

no2av

Edited by Avant on 07/04/2011 at 23:05

Many thanks for this. Could be a good contribution to safety unless it's applied over-zealously.