Legislation – Road Safety Act 2006
Changes to legislation:
Road Safety Act 2006, Section 31 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 31:
- Sch. 6 para. 8A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 3(3)
- Sch. 6 para. 10A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(2)
- Sch. 6 para. 13(9) inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(5)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 6 para. 8A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 3(3)
- Sch. 6 para. 10A inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(2)
- Sch. 6 para. 13(9) inserted by 2016 c. 16 s. 4(5)
Other provisions about offences
31Extension of offence in section 3A of Road Traffic Act 1988
(1)
Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs etc.) is amended as follows.
(2)
“or
(d)
he is required by a constable to give his permission for a laboratory test of a specimen of blood taken from him under section 7A of this Act, but without reasonable excuse fails to do so,”.
(3)
In subsection (3), for “and (c)” substitute “
.
, (c) and (d)
”
(4)
In section 24(1) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (alternative verdicts), in the Table, in the entry relating to section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in the second column, after “Section 7(6)
(failing to provide specimen)” insert “
.
Section 7A(6)
(failing to give permission for laboratory test)
”