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Land Transport Act 1998

Additional responsibilities concerning road transport

15: Persons not to impersonate enforcement officers

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"Don't pretend to be a traffic cop or enforcement officer"

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You cannot pretend to be an enforcement officer or a dangerous goods enforcement officer by what you say or do. You are not allowed to wear the uniform or use the name of an enforcement officer if you are not one. This rule does not change what is said in section 48 of the Policing Act 2008.

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Part 3Additional responsibilities concerning road transport

15Persons not to impersonate enforcement officers

  1. A person (other than an enforcement officer or a dangerous goods enforcement officer) may not by words, conduct, or demeanour pretend to be an enforcement officer or dangerous goods enforcement officer, or put on or assume the dress, name, designation, or description of an enforcement officer or dangerous goods enforcement officer.

  2. This section does not affect section 48 of the Policing Act 2008.

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Notes
  • Section 15(2): amended, on , by section 130(1) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).