sec.304Direction by particular persons

sec.304 Direction by particular persons

It is a defence to the prosecution of a person for an offence against a provision of this regulation if, at the time of the offence, the person was obeying a direction given to the person— by a police officer under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 59 ; or by a traffic controller carrying out the functions of a traffic controller under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 51 ; or by a person— carrying out the functions of a traffic controller under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 51 , in relation to a special event conducted under a special event permit; and to whom the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 126A (2) applies in relation to the carrying out of the function. In this section— special event see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 124 . special event permit see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 124 . traffic controller means a person who holds an appointment under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , part 2 as an accredited person with the function of a traffic controller. s 304 amd 2015 SL No. 87 s 174 sch 8 ; 2017 SL No. 170 s 15 (sec.304-ssec.1) It is a defence to the prosecution of a person for an offence against a provision of this regulation if, at the time of the offence, the person was obeying a direction given to the person— by a police officer under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 59 ; or by a traffic controller carrying out the functions of a traffic controller under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 51 ; or by a person— carrying out the functions of a traffic controller under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 51 , in relation to a special event conducted under a special event permit; and to whom the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 126A (2) applies in relation to the carrying out of the function. (sec.304-ssec.2) In this section— special event see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 124 . special event permit see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , section 124 . traffic controller means a person who holds an appointment under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 , part 2 as an accredited person with the function of a traffic controller.