576APower to issue prohibition notice

576A Power to issue prohibition notice (1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes that an activity involving a heavy vehicle— (a) is occurring and involves, or will involve, an immediate or imminent serious risk to the health or safety of a person; or (b) may occur and, if it occurs, will involve an immediate or imminent serious risk to the health or safety of a person. (2) The authorised officer may give a person who has control over the activity a direction prohibiting the carrying on of the activity, or the carrying on of the activity in a specified way, until an authorised officer is satisfied that the matters that give or will give rise to the risk have been remedied. (3) The direction may be given orally, but must be confirmed by written notice (a prohibition notice) given to the person as soon as