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No. 25 of 1973Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973
Public bill · Government · Introduced
The Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973 would update the 1968 road traffic law after the Supreme Court struck down a provision concerning proof of blood-alcohol levels. It would allow any Garda member, rather than only the officer in charge of a station, to require an arrested person to give a blood or urine sample. Certificates from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety would no longer be treated as final proof of blood-alcohol levels, but as evidence that could be challenged. The Bill would also make related technical changes, including a presumption that the person taking the sample was a registered medical practitioner.
Last updated 12 June 2020
Sponsor
- Minister for Local Government Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Private Business. - Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973: Second and Subsequent Stages. Seanad
- Private Business. - Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973: Motion for Earlier Signature. Seanad
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973: Second Stage. Dáil
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1973: Committee and Final Stages. Dáil