165General provisions concerning directions and authorisations

165 General provisions concerning directions and authorisations (1) An inspector must give any direction or authorisation he or she gives under this Division in writing unless— (a) in the case of a direction to move a vehicle, the moving is carried out in his or her presence, or under his or her supervision (or in the presence, or under the supervision, of another inspector); or (b) regulations made for the purposes of this section state that it is not necessary to do so in particular circumstances, and those circumstances exist. (2) If an inspector is authorised under this Division to give a direction to the driver of a vehicle, the inspector may also give the direction to the operator of the vehicle. (3) If an inspector is authorised under this Division to give a direction to the operator of a vehicle, the inspector may also give the direction to the driver of the vehicle. S. 166 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.