Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
26G. Commissioner of Police may require blood specimen sent for laboratory test
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Notwithstanding anything in section 26C or 26F, where a person —
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
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 —
between that motor vehicle and one or more other motor vehicles; or
causing any injury or death to another person; and
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.
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.
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.
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).
Road Traffic
road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
Terms defined in s 2
driver
Defined · s 2“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
motor vehicle
Defined · s 2“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
road
Defined · s 2“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
traffic
Defined · s 2“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
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