Road Traffic Act 2016

PART 3

Intoxicated Driving Offences - Driving Under the Influence of Drugs

Amendment of section 3(1) of Act of 2010 - definitions

7. Section 3(1) of the Act of 2010 is amended—

(a) by substituting for the definition of “analysis” the following:

“ ‘analysis’ includes any operation used in determining the concentration of alcohol in a specimen of breath, blood or urine, the concentration of a drug specified in column (2) of the Schedule in a specimen of blood and any operation used in determining the presence (if any) of a drug or drugs in a specimen of blood or urine, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;”,

(b) in the definition of “doctor” by substituting “register of medical practitioners” for “General Register of Medical Practitioners”,

and

(c) by inserting after the definition of “intoxicant” the following:

“ ‘medical exemption certificate’ has the meaning given to it by section 4(1B);”.