Legislation – Road Safety Act 2006
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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)
”