26Secretary may require new vehicle identifiers and engine identification numbers to be stamped or displayed

26 Secretary may require new vehicle identifiers and engine identification numbers to be stamped or displayed (1) This regulation applies if it appears to the Secretary or a police officer that the vehicle identifier or engine identification number appears to have been altered, defaced, removed, substituted or tampered with. Section 3(1) of the Act defines ***police officer***. (2) The Secretary may require— (a) the applicant for registration of the vehicle; or (b) if the vehicle is already registered, the registered operator of the vehicle— to cause a new vehicle identifier or engine identification number, specified by the Secretary, to be stamped or displayed in accordance with the standards for registration.