Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Fine Gael)

The section provides for the insertion of a new section 12 in the principal Act and sets out criteria in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, to be met for the Bill to apply to a person. Is a person required to meet all the criteria set out in those paragraphs for the Bill to apply to him or her or can the person be required to meet only one of the criteria? Paragraph (c) states "is or has been, with the vehicle, involved in a collision". That would appear to be quite a generous definition that would allow a garda to ensure almost anyone who has been involved in a collision would be subject to the powers of this Bill. Is a person required to meet all criteria in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, to be subject to the powers of this Bill or is he or she required to meet only one of criteria?

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