S.I. No. 173/2001 - Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for the Environment and Local Government by sections 3 , 18 , 19 and 22 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (No. 7 of 1994), which powers are delegated to me by the Environment and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1997, I, Robert Molloy, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government hereby make the following Regulations:
1.   (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Act, 1994, (Part III) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.
(2)  These Regulations and the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994, ( S.I. No. 351 of 1994 ) shall be construed as one and may be cited as the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994 to 2001.
2.   These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 2001.
3.   The Road Traffic Act, 1994 (Part III) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 351 of 1994 ) are hereby amended-
(a) by the substitution of the following article for article 4 -
“4. The Certificate to be issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under Section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 shall, in the case of a certificate determining the concentration of alcohol, be in the form set out in Part 1 of the Second Schedule to these Regulations, and in the case of a certificate determining the presence of a drug or drugs be in the form set out in Part 2 of the Second Schedule to these Regulations.”, and
(b) by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Second Schedule:-
“
SECOND SCHEDULE
Part 1
Certificate issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 , certifying a concentration of alcohol.
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).
Part 2
Certificate issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 , certifying the presence of a drug or drugs.
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 the presence of the following drug or drugs. (delete whichever is not appropriate)
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of analyst__________________________________________
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).”
Dated this 24th day of April 2001.
ROBERT MOLLOY, T.D.      
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These regulations amend the certificate to be issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 19 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994 to provide to the certification of the presence of a drug or drugs.