540Requiring driver to stop working if impaired by fatigue

540 Requiring driver to stop working if impaired by fatigue driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle is impaired by fatigue. (2) The authorised officer may, by notice— (a) require the driver to immediately stop work and not work again for a stated period; and

(b) if the officer has observed the driver driving in a way the officer considers on reasonable grounds to be dangerous, require the driver to also immediately stop being in control of the fatigue- regulated heavy vehicle. (3) A stated period under subsection (2)(a) must be a reasonable period having regard to the matters prescribed for the purposes of this section by the national regulations. (4) If the authorised officer imposes a requirement under subsection (2)(a), the authorised officer must record details of the requirement in the driver’s work diary. (5) If the authorised officer imposes a requirement under subsection (2)(b), the authorised officer may authorise a person to move the fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle to a suitable rest place for fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles but only if the person is qualified and fit to drive the vehicle. (6) The national regulations may prescribe the matters to which the authorised officer, or a court, must or may have regard when deciding whether or not a person was impaired by fatigue for the purposes of