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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.748Giving a direction for ch 22
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### sec.748 Giving a direction for ch 22
For this chapter, a police officer gives a direction to the driver of another motor vehicle if—
the police officer is in or on a police service motor vehicle that is being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle the driver is driving; and
the driver of the police service motor vehicle brings that motor vehicle to a position in relation to the other motor vehicle where the driver or another police officer in or on the police service motor vehicle can give the driver of the other motor vehicle a direction to stop the other motor vehicle; and
the police officer signals to the driver of the other motor vehicle to stop the motor vehicle—
by giving a physical or audible signal; or
by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.
For subsection (1) , a police officer gives a direction to the driver of a motor vehicle when whichever of the following first happens—
the police officer gives a physical or audible signal to the driver of the motor vehicle;
the police officer displays the warning lights and sounds an alarm fitted to the police service motor vehicle being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle.
s 748 ins 2006 No. 26 s 79
(sec.748-ssec.1) For this chapter, a police officer gives a direction to the driver of another motor vehicle if— the police officer is in or on a police service motor vehicle that is being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle the driver is driving; and the driver of the police service motor vehicle brings that motor vehicle to a position in relation to the other motor vehicle where the driver or another police officer in or on the police service motor vehicle can give the driver of the other motor vehicle a direction to stop the other motor vehicle; and the police officer signals to the driver of the other motor vehicle to stop the motor vehicle— by giving a physical or audible signal; or by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.
(sec.748-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a police officer gives a direction to the driver of a motor vehicle when whichever of the following first happens— the police officer gives a physical or audible signal to the driver of the motor vehicle; the police officer displays the warning lights and sounds an alarm fitted to the police service motor vehicle being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle.
- (a) the police officer is in or on a police service motor vehicle that is being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle the driver is driving; and
- (b) the driver of the police service motor vehicle brings that motor vehicle to a position in relation to the other motor vehicle where the driver or another police officer in or on the police service motor vehicle can give the driver of the other motor vehicle a direction to stop the other motor vehicle; and
- (c) the police officer signals to the driver of the other motor vehicle to stop the motor vehicle— (i) by giving a physical or audible signal; or (ii) by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.
- (i) by giving a physical or audible signal; or
- (ii) by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.
- (i) by giving a physical or audible signal; or
- (ii) by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.
- (a) the police officer gives a physical or audible signal to the driver of the motor vehicle;
- (b) the police officer displays the warning lights and sounds an alarm fitted to the police service motor vehicle being used to attempt to intercept the motor vehicle.