43Direction to provide certain information

43 Direction to provide certain information

(1) A transport safety officer may direct, for compliance and investigative purposes—

S. 43(1)(a) repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 45.

(b) a provider of a bus service or a bus safety worker who is associated with a particular bus—

(i) to state the name, home address and business address of any other person who is associated with the bus;

(ii) to give any information that is within the power of the person to give that may lead to the identification of the owner or operator of the bus on any occasion;

(c) a person whom the transport safety officer believes has information concerning the identity or location of the owner or master of a vessel to provide all the information the person has regarding the identity and location of the owner and master of the vessel.

(2) A person must not refuse or fail to comply with a direction under subsection (1).

(3) It is not an offence for a person to fail to comply with subsection (2) if the transport safety officer did not inform the person, at the time the direction was made, that it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction.

associated with means the owner or operator of, or in charge or apparently in charge of.