Road Traffic Act 2010
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Chapter 7 Functions of Bureau | ||
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Functions of Bureau. |
26.— (1) The Bureau shall perform the functions assigned to it by or under this Part. | |
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Bureau shall arrange for— | ||
(a) the receipt and analysis of specimens of blood and urine forwarded to the Bureau under section 15 , and the issue of reports on such analyses, | ||
(b) the determination, in respect of such specimens, of the concentration of alcohol in the blood or urine and of the presence (if any) of a drug or drugs in the blood or urine, | ||
(c) the issue of certificates required under Chapter 4 , to be issued by the Bureau, | ||
(d) the provision of equipment for the taking of such specimens, | ||
(e) the approval of— | ||
(i) apparatus for indicating the presence of alcohol, and | ||
(ii) apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol, | ||
in the breath. | ||
(3) The Bureau may, from time to time, arrange for research into— | ||
(a) the physical and mental fitness of drivers of vehicles, | ||
(b) the medical aspects of road safety, | ||
(c) the effects of the consumption of intoxicating liquor or the taking of drugs on drivers of vehicles and the methods of measuring such effects, and | ||
(d) the methods of determining the extent to which alcohol or drugs is or are present in a person’s body. | ||
(4) The Bureau may— | ||
(a) arrange for the supply and testing of— | ||
(i) apparatus for indicating the presence of alcohol, and | ||
(ii) apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol, | ||
in the breath, and | ||
(b) give such assistance, whether financial or otherwise, as it thinks proper to persons carrying out or intending to carry out research referred to in subsection (3). | ||
(5) The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended in section 46(1) (as amended by section 29 of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003 ) by inserting after paragraph (ba) (inserted by section 112 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 ) the following: | ||
“(bb) a record held or created by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010 (other than a record concerning the general administration of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety),”. |