8Power to request disclosure as to driver or passenger

8 Power to request disclosure as to driver or passenger

(1)  A police officer may request any person in or on a vehicle stopped at a roadblock or by a vehicle immobilising device to disclose –

(a) his or her name and address; and

(b) the name and address of any other person in or on the vehicle at the time the vehicle was stopped or who was in or on the vehicle at or about the time when the offence referred to in section 5(1)(a)(i) or section 5(1)(c) was, or may have been, committed; and

(c) the name and address of the owner of the vehicle.

(2)  A police officer may request the owner of a vehicle stopped at a roadblock or by a vehicle immobilising device to disclose the name and address of any person in or on the vehicle at the time the vehicle was stopped or who was in or on the vehicle at or about the time when the offence referred to in section 5(1)(a)(i) or section 5(1)(c) was, or may have been, committed.

(3)  A police officer may make a request under this section only if, before making the request, the police officer –

(a) provides evidence to the person that he or she is a police officer, unless he or she is in uniform; and

(b) provides his or her name and place of duty; and

(c) informs the person of the reason for the request; and

(d) warns the person that failure to comply with the request may be an offence.