SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Enforcement of transport legislation

PART 1Drink and drug driving offences

Further extension of role of health care professionals: road and rail transport

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In consequence of paragraphs 8 and 9, in section 15 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (use of specimens in proceedings for certain offences under the Road Traffic Act), in subsection (4) (circumstances in which specimen of blood is to be disregarded)—

a

in paragraph (a), for the words from “and either” to the end of the paragraph substitute “ by a medical practitioner or a registered health care professional ”;

b

in paragraph (b), after “medical practitioner” insert “ or a registered health care professional ”.