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Back to full view	Road Traffic Act 1988Previous: CrossheadingNext: Crossheading Powers of constables and other authorised personsE+W+S163 Power of police to stop vehicles.E+W+S(1)A person driving a [F1mechanically propelled vehicle] on a road must stop the vehicle on being required to do so by a constable in uniform [F2or a traffic officer].
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must, on being so required by a constable [F5or vehicle examiner], produce his licence [F6and its counterpart] for examination, so as to enable the constable [F5or vehicle examiner] to ascertain the name and address of the holder of the licence, the date of issue, and the authority by which [F7they were] issued.
[F9(a)[F10a person is required to deliver his licence and its counterpart to the Secretary of State under section 63 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 or ] the Secretary of State has—
(b)the holder of the licence fails to deliver it [F14and its counterpart] to the Secretary of State [F15or the traffic commissioner, as the case may be] in pursuance of [F16section [F11 92,] 93, 99 [F1799C, [F18, 109B] 115A or 118][F19or section 63 of the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003] (as the case may be)],
a constable [F20or vehicle examiner] may require him to [F21produce the licence and its counterpart], and upon [F21their] being produced may seize [F22them] and deliver [F22them] to the Secretary of State.
(4)Where a constable has reasonable cause to believe that the holder of a licence, or any other person, has knowingly made a false statement for the purpose of obtaining the grant of the licence, the constable may require the holder of the licence to produce it [F23and its counterpart] to him.
(5)Where a person has been required under [F25section 26 or 27 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 [F26, section 40B of the Child Support Act 1991][F27, section 40 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, section 146 or 147 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000] or section 223A or 436A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975] to produce a licence [F28and its counterpart] to the court and fails to do so, a constable may require him to produce [F29them] and, upon [F29their] being produced, may seize [F29them] and deliver [F29them] to the court.
(6)If a person required under the preceding provisions of this section to produce a licence [F30and its counterpart] or state his date of birth [F31or to produce his certificate of completion of a training course for motor cyclists]. . . fails to do so he is, subject to subsections (7) [F32to (8A)] below, guilty of an offence.
(7)Subsection (6) above does not apply where a person required on any occasion under the preceding provisions of this section to produce a licence [F33and its counterpart]—
(a)produces on that occasion a current receipt for the licence [F34and its counterpart] issued under section 56 of the M1Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and, if required to do so, produces the licence [F34and its counterpart] in person immediately on [F35their] return at a police station that was specified on that occasion, or
(b)within seven days after that occasion produces such a receipt in person at a police station that was specified by him on that occasion and, if required to do so, produces the licence [F36and its counterpart] in person immediately on [F37their] return at that police station.
(8)In proceedings against any person for the offence of failing to produce a licence [F38and its counterpart] it shall be a defence for him to show that—
(a)within seven days after the production of his licence [F38and its counterpart] was required he produced [F39them] in person at a police station that was specified by him at the time [F40their] production was required, or
(b)he produced [F39them] in person there as soon as was reasonably practicable, or
(c)it was not reasonably practicable for him to produce [F39them] there before the day on which the proceedings were commenced,
[F41(8A)Subsection (8) above shall apply in relation to a certificate of completion of a training course for motor cyclists as it applies in relation to a licence.]
[F42(11)In this section—
“licence” means a licence under Part III of this Act [F43, a Northern Ireland licence]or a Community licence,
and “Community licence”, “counterpart”, [F44“Northern Ireland licence”,]“provisional licence”, “training course for motor cyclists” and, in relation to such a course, “the prescribed certificate of completion” have the same meanings as in Part III of this Act.]
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F5Words in s. 164(1) inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(2); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F6Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(a)(i)(ii)F7Words substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(a)(i)(ii)F8Words in s. 164(2) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(3); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F9S. 164(3)(a) substituted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 18(a)(i)F10Words in s. 164(3)(a) inserted (28.1.2010) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(a)(i); S.I. 2008/3009, art. 2; London Gazette issue no. 59317 dated 26.1.2010, p. 1229; Edinburgh Gazette issue no. 26739 dated 26.1.2010, p. 244; Belfast Gazette issue no. 7156 dated 22.1.2010, p. 33F11Words in s. 164(3) inserted (1.7.1998) by S.I. 1998/1420, reg. 14F12S. 164(3)(a)(iii) and preceeding word “or" inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 30(2)(a)F13Words in s. 164(3)(a)(iii) inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(a)(ii); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)F14Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(b)(i)F15Words inserted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 18(a)(ii)F16Words substituted (1.4.1991) by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 18(a)(ii)F17Words in s. 164(3)(b) substituted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 30(2)(b)F18Words in s. 164(3)(b) inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(a)(iii); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)F19Words in s. 164(3)(b) inserted (28.1.2010) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(a)(iii); S.I. 2008/3009, art. 2; London Gazette issue no. 59317 dated 26.1.2010, p. 1229; Edinburgh Gazette issue no. 26739 dated 26.1.2010, p. 244; Belfast Gazette issue no. 7156 dated 22.1.2010, p. 33F20Words in s. 164(3) inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(4); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F21Word(s) substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(b)(ii)(iii)F22Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(b)(iv)F23Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(c)F24S. 164(4A) inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 18(b)F25Words in s. 164(5) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(5); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F26Words in s. 164(5) inserted (10.11.2000 for specified purposes and otherwise 2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 19, s. 16(4) (with s. 83(6)); S.I. 2000/2994, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2000/3554, art. 2(3)F27Words in s. 164(5) substituted (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(1), 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 117F28Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(d)(i)(ii)(iii)F29Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(d)(i)(ii)(iii)F30Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(e)F31Words inserted by Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c.22, SIF 107:1), s. 7, Sch. 3 para. 18(c)F32Words in s. 164(6) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(6); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F33Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(f)(i)F34Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(f)(ii)F35Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(f)(ii)F36Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(f)(iii)F37Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(f)(iii)F38Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(g)(i)F39Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(g)(ii)F40Word substituted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(g)(ii)F41S. 164(8A) inserted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 68(7); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F42S. 164(11) substituted (27.3.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 30(3)F43S. 164(11): words in definition of "licence" inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(b)(i); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)F44Words in s. 164(11) inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 27(b)(ii); S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C2S. 164(1)(6)(8) applied (with modifications) (12.11.1999) by S.I. 1999/2864, reg. 80(5)(e)C3S. 164(1): power to extend conferred by Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27, SIF 107:1), s. 96(2)(c)(iii)(3) (as amended by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 25(6)(c)(7)(a))C4S. 164(1) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1987/1378, reg. 25(3) (as amended by S.I. 1990/842, reg. 9).C5S. 164(2): power to extend conferred by Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27, SIF 107:1), s. 96(2)(c)(iii)(3) (as amended by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 25(6)(c)(7)(a))C6S. 164(5) extended (E.W.) (1.1.1998) by 1997 C. 43, s. 39(5)(a), 40(6); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 3(b)(c)C7S. 164(6): power to extend conferred by Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c.27, SIF 107:1), s. 96(2)(c)(iii)(3) (as amended by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 25(6)(c)(7)(a))C8S. 164(6) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1987/1378, reg. 25(3) (as amended by S.I. 1990/842, reg. 9).C9S. 164(8) applied with modifications by S.I. 1987/1378, reg. 25(3) (as amended by S.I. 1990/842, reg. 9)Marginal CitationsM11988 c. 53. M21978 c. 30. 165 Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.E+W+S(1)Any of the following persons—
(b)a person whom a constable [F45or vehicle examiner] has reasonable cause to believe to have been the driver of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) at a time when an accident occurred owing to its presence on a road [F46or other public place], or
(c)a person whom a constable [F45or vehicle examiner] has reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence in relation to the use on a road of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage),
must, on being so required by a constable [F45or vehicle examiner], give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and produce the following documents for examination.
[F47(2A)Subsections (2B) and (2C) below apply where a certificate of insurance is treated as having been delivered to a person under section 147(1) of this Act by virtue of section 147(1A) of this Act.
(4)A person shall not be convicted of an offence under [F48subsection (3)] above by reason only of failure to produce any certificate or other evidence F49. . . if in proceedings against him for the offence he shows that—
(b)whom a constable [F45or vehicle examiner] has reasonable cause to believe was supervising the holder of such a licence while driving, at a time when an accident occurred owing to the presence of the vehicle on a road or at a time when an offence is suspected of having been committed by the holder of the provisional licence in relation to the use of the vehicle on a road,
must, on being so required by a constable [F45or vehicle examiner], give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle.
(7)In this section “owner”, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement, includes each party to the to the agreement [F50and “vehicle examiner” means an examiner appointed under section 66A of this Act.]
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[F52166 Powers of certain officers as respects goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles.E+W+SAny of the following officers, namely—
(d)[F53A person authorised for the purpose by a traffic commissioner appointed under the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981,]
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(a)may arrest without warrant the driver of a motor vehicle who within his view commits an offence under section 2 or 3 of this Act unless the driver either gives his name and address or produces for examination his licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of this Act [F54and the counterpart of the licence][F55or, as the case may be, his [F56Northern Ireland licence or] Community licence within the meaning of that Part and its counterpart (if any)], and
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F54Words inserted by S.I. 1990/144, regs. 2(1), 3, Sch. 1 para. 10F55Words in s. 167 inserted (23.7.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/1974, reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 31F56Words in s. 167 inserted (11.10.2004) by Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32), ss. 91(1), 94, Sch. 5 para. 28; S.I. 2004/2624, art. 2(2)(b)