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S.I. No. 351/1994 -- Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994.

S.I. No. 351/1994 -- Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994. 1994 351

S.I. No. 351/1994:

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1994 (PART III) REGULATIONS, 1994.

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1994 (PART III) REGULATIONS, 1994.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 , 18 , 19 and 22 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (No. 7 of 1994) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 2nd day of December, 1994.

3. The form to be completed under section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 by a designated doctor shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

4. The certificate to be issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

5. (1) The amount prescribed for the purpose of subsection (1) of section 22 of the Road traffic Act, 1994 shall be £75.

(2) Payments under subsection (1) of section 22 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance may direct.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Form to be completed by a designated doctor under section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 .

1. Name and address of the person from whom the specimen to which this form relates was taken, or who provided the specimen.

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

2. Nature of specimen. (insert "blood" or "urine" as appropriate)

_______________________________

3. Place at which specimen was taken or provided. (delete whichever is not appropriate)

(a) ____________________________

Garda Síochána Station

(b) ____________________________

Hospital

4. Date on which specimen was taken or provided.

_______________________________

5. Time at which specimen was taken or provided.

_______________________________

6. Garda Síochána station from which the specimen will be forwarded to the Bureau. (to be completed in the case of a specimen taken or provided in a hospital)

_______________________________

I, the under-signed designated doctor

( a ) took from the person named at 1 above the specimen of blood or (delete whichever is not appropriate)

( b ) obtained from the person named at 1 above the specimen of urine to which this form relates.

I divided the specimen into two parts. I placed each part in a container, which I forthwith sealed. I labelled each container with the name of the person and the date. I gave both containers to a member of the Garda Síochána.
Signature of designated doctor ________________________________

SECOND SCHEDULE

Certificate issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 .

Particulars relating to specimen received for analysis, as shown on the form completed by designated doctor:--

1. Name and address of the person from whom the specimen was taken, or who provided the specimen.

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

2. Nature of specimen. (insert "blood" or "urine" as appropriate)

__________________________________

3. Place at which specimen was taken or provided. (delete whichever is not appropriate)

(a) ________________________________

Garda Síochána Station

(b) ________________________________

Hospital

4. Date on which specimen was taken or provided.

__________________________________

5. Time at which specimen was taken or provided.

__________________________________

6. Garda Síochána station from which the specimen analysed was forwarded. (to be completed in the case of a specimen taken or provided in a hospital)

__________________________________

The Medical Bureau of Road Safety certifies that on analysis by the Bureau the specimen to which the above particulars relate contained a concentration of _________ milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood or urine. (delete whichever is not appropriate)

Signature of person who carried out the analysis___________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Date______________________________________________________________________
This certificate is issued under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 .

The Seal of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety was affixed hereto this ________ day of ___________ in the presence of ______________

(Chairman or Director or Deputy Director of the Bureau or Member of the Bureau duly authorised by the Bureau to act in that behalf).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minster for the Environment, this 23rd day of November, 1994.

MICHAEL SMITH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe:

( a ) the form to be completed by a designated doctor under section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 ;

( b ) the certificate to be issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 ; and

c ) the maximum contribution which may be required under section 22 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 and the manner of disposal of such payments.



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