Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978

Functions and duties of Bureau.

7.—(1) The following is substituted for sections 38 (1) and 38 (2) of the Act of 1968:

“(1) The Bureau shall perform the functions assigned to it by or under this Act or by or under the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Bureau shall, subject to the establishment order and to any regulations under this Part or under Part III of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978, arrange for—

(a) the receipt and analysis of specimens of blood and urine forwarded to the Bureau under Part III of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978, 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 of drugs in the urine,

(c) the issue of certificates required under Part III of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978, to be issued by the Bureau,

(d) the provision of equipment for the taking of such specimens,

(e) the approval of apparatus for indicating the concentration of alcohol in breath or blood.”.

(2) Section 38 (4) (a) of the Act of 1968 is amended by the substitution of “Part III of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1978” for “this Part”.