Road Traffic Act · s 26G

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26G.
Commissioner of Police may require blood specimen sent for laboratory test
(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 26C or 26F, where a person —
(a) was the driver of, had attempted to drive or was in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place when an accident occured —
(i) between that motor vehicle and one or more other motor vehicles; or
(ii) causing any injury or death to another person; and
(b) is, for any reason, unable to provide a specimen of his breath under section 26C or to give his consent to a specimen of blood being taken from him for analysis, any medical practitioner treating such person for his injury shall, if so directed by the Commissioner of Police, cause any specimen of blood taken by the medical practitioner from such person in connection with his treatment to be sent for a laboratory test to determine the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in the specimen.
(2) In proceedings for an offence under section 26 or 26B, evidence of the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in a specimen of blood analysed in pursuance of this section shall be taken into account.
(3) Evidence of the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in a specimen of blood analysed under this section may, subject to subsection (4), be given by the production of a document purporting to be a certificate signed by an authorised analyst as to the proportion of alcohol, drug or intoxicating substance found in the specimen of blood indentified in the certificate.
(4) The provisions of section 26F(5), (6) and (7) apply, with any necessary modifications, to a certificate referred to in subsection (3) as they apply to a document or certificate referred to section 26F(3).

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s 26GCommissioner of Police may require blood specimen sent for laboratory test

(1)

Notwithstanding anything in section 26C or 26F, where a person —

(a)

was the driver of, had attempted to drive or was in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place when an accident occured —

(i)

between that motor vehicle and one or more other motor vehicles; or

(ii)

causing any injury or death to another person; and

(b)

is, for any reason, unable to provide a specimen of his breath under section 26C or to give his consent to a specimen of blood being taken from him for analysis, any medical practitioner treating such person for his injury shall, if so directed by the Commissioner of Police, cause any specimen of blood taken by the medical practitioner from such person in connection with his treatment to be sent for a laboratory test to determine the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in the specimen.

(2)

In proceedings for an offence under section 26 or 26B, evidence of the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in a specimen of blood analysed in pursuance of this section shall be taken into account.

(3)

Evidence of the proportion of alcohol or of any drug or intoxicating substance in a specimen of blood analysed under this section may, subject to subsection (4), be given by the production of a document purporting to be a certificate signed by an authorised analyst as to the proportion of alcohol, drug or intoxicating substance found in the specimen of blood indentified in the certificate.

(4)

The provisions of section 26F(5), (6) and (7) apply, with any necessary modifications, to a certificate referred to in subsection (3) as they apply to a document or certificate referred to section 26F(3).

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