Road Traffic Act, 1961
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Driving animal-drawn vehicle or pedal cycle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or drug. |
51.—(1) A person shall not, in a public place— | |
(a) drive or attempt to drive, or be in charge of, an animal drawn vehicle, or | ||
(b) drive or attempt to drive a pedal cycle, | ||
while he is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle or cycle. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month or to both such fine and such imprisonment and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. | ||
(3) A person liable to be charged with an offence under this section shall not, by reference to the same occurrence, be liable to be charged under section 12 of the Licensing Act, 1872 , with the offence of being drunk while in charge, on a highway or other public place, of a carriage. | ||
(4) Where a member of the Garda Síochána is of opinion that a person is committing or has committed an offence under this section, he may arrest the person without warrant. |