116Direction to give name and address—inspector

116 Direction to give name and address—inspector (1) This section applies if an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person— (a) has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence against this Act; or (b) may be able to assist in the investigation of an offence against Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

(2) The inspector may direct the person to give the inspector, immediately, any of the following personal details: (a) the person’s full name; (b) the person’s home address. (3) The person may ask the inspector to produce the inspector’s identity card for inspection by the person. (4) If the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a personal detail given by a person in response to a direction under subsection (2) is false or misleading, the inspector may direct the person to produce evidence immediately of the correctness of the detail. (5) If an inspector gives a direction under this section to a person, the inspector must tell the person that it is an offence if the person fails to comply with the direction.