117Basis for issue of formal warning notice or defect notice

117 Basis for issue of formal warning notice or defect notice

(1)  In this regulation –

related law means –

(a) the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 and the regulations in force under that Act; and

(b) the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 and the regulations in force under that Act.

(2)  This regulation applies if a police officer or authorised officer is of the opinion that a vehicle is defective and, as a result of the defect –

(a) the vehicle is or may be unroadworthy; or

(b) the vehicle does not comply with the relevant vehicle standards; or

(c) the vehicle does not comply with a statutory requirement for the vehicle including, in the case of a public passenger vehicle, a statutory requirement under a related law.

(3)  The police officer or authorised officer may –

(a) warn the driver that the vehicle is defective; or

(b) issue a vehicle defect notice in respect of the vehicle.