Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026
sec.26Directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic
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sec.26 Directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic
This section prescribes for section 809 (2) (b) of the Act the way a police officer may give particular directions under section 59 of the Act to a person. The police officer may give any of the following directions verbally, by signalling in a way stated in schedule 4 or by displaying a sign— a direction to stop; a direction to proceed; a direction to stop at the place indicated; a direction to move. A signal shown in schedule 4 may be given by using a single traffic wand to signal in a way that is as near as practicable to the signal. In this section— traffic wand means a device, whether or not illuminated, commonly known as a traffic wand. (sec.26-ssec.1) This section prescribes for section 809 (2) (b) of the Act the way a police officer may give particular directions under section 59 of the Act to a person. (sec.26-ssec.2) The police officer may give any of the following directions verbally, by signalling in a way stated in schedule 4 or by displaying a sign— a direction to stop; a direction to proceed; a direction to stop at the place indicated; a direction to move. (sec.26-ssec.3) A signal shown in schedule 4 may be given by using a single traffic wand to signal in a way that is as near as practicable to the signal. (sec.26-ssec.4) In this section— traffic wand means a device, whether or not illuminated, commonly known as a traffic wand.
- (a) a direction to stop;
- (b) a direction to proceed;
- (c) a direction to stop at the place indicated;
- (d) a direction to move.