Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

For this chapter, a police officer gives a direction to the driver of another vehicle if—

the police officer is in or on a police service motor vehicle that is being used to attempt to intercept the vehicle the driver is driving; and

the driver of the police service motor vehicle brings that motor vehicle to a position in relation to the other vehicle where the driver or another police officer in or on the police service motor vehicle can give the driver of the other vehicle a direction to stop the other vehicle; and

the police officer signals to the driver of the other vehicle to stop the vehicle—

by giving a physical or audible signal; or

by displaying a warning light or warning lights and sounding an alarm.

For subsection (1), a police officer gives a direction to the driver of a vehicle when whichever of the following first happens—

the police officer gives a physical or audible signal to the driver of the vehicle;

the police officer displays the warning lights and sounds an alarm fitted to the police service motor vehicle being used to attempt to intercept the vehicle.

In this section—vehicle means a motor vehicle, electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device.