87Power to issue prohibition notice

87 Power to issue prohibition notice

87 Power to issue prohibition notice

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes that—

(a) an activity is occurring in relation to the provision of a passenger service or booking service that involves or will involve an immediate and serious risk to the health or safety of a person, or

(b) an activity may occur in relation to the provision of a passenger service or booking service that, if it occurs, will involve an immediate and 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) issued to the person as soon as practicable.