[172 Duty to give information as to identity of driver etc in certain circumstances]
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

[172  Duty to give information as to identity of driver etc in certain circumstances]

[(1)     This section applies—

(a)     to any offence under the preceding provisions of this Act except—

(i)     an offence under Part V, or

(ii)     an offence under section 13, 16, 51(2), 61(4), 67(9), 68(4), 96 or 120,

and to an offence under section 178 of this Act,

(b)     to any offence under sections 25, 26 or 27 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988,

(c)     to any offence against any other enactment relating to the use of vehicles on roads, . . . and

(d)     to manslaughter, or in Scotland culpable homicide, by the driver of a motor vehicle.

(2)     Where the driver of a vehicle is alleged to be guilty of an offence to which this section applies—

(a)     the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as to the identity of the driver as he may be required to give by or on behalf of a chief officer of police [or the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force], and

(b)     any other person shall if required as stated above give any information which it is in his power to give

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