Section 165: Pedestrian contravening constable's direction to stop to give name and address

Road Traffic Act 1972 · 1972 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk

Road Traffic Act 1972
- Section 164: Penalisation of failure to give name and address, and power of arrest, in case of dangerous or careless driving or cycling, etc.
- Section 166: Duty of driver, in case of accident involving injury to another, to produce evidence of insurance or security or to report accident

Part VII: Miscellaneous and General

A constable may require a person committing an offence against section 23 of this Act to give his name and address, and if that person fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.

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