Parliamentary Bills
| Date | 01 January 1962 |
| Published date | 01 January 1962 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002201836202600108 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
Parliamen
tary
Bills
A Parliamentary
Bill
does not always reach the Statute Book. Bills are
frequently amended before becoming Acts
of
Parliament. This Section should be
read accordingly.
ROAD TRAFFIC BILL
EXCEPT for a few amendments this is
the
same Bill which
was introduced during
the
last Session, passed the Lords
and was lost on Dissolution because of lack of time in
the
Commons. Lack of space prevents comment on all its pro-
visions,
but
the
important changes in the law are with regard
to:-
Driving, attempting to drive or being in charge
of
a motor
vehicle when unfit to drive through drink or
drugs.
Aperson shall be taken to be unfit to drive if his ability
to drive properly is for
the
time being impaired.
The
court
must
have regard to evidence as to
the
proportion or quantity
of alcohol or drug in
the
blood or body of
the
accused obtained
by means of a blood, urine or breathalizer test. Such test can
only be made of a specimen provided with
the
consent of
the
accused; his unreasonable refusal to provide it may be treated
as supporting any evidence of
the
prosecution or as rebutting
any evidence of
the
defence with regard to his condition.
If
the
accused asks for a blood or urine sample it must be
sup-
plied to him, otherwise evidence of an analysis becomes inad-
missible. Evidence of the analysis may be given by certificate
if a copy is given to
the
accused seven days before
the
hearing,
but
the
accused may require
the
analyst to attend
and
give
oral evidence.
Disqualificationand Endorsement
The
first Schedule
Part
I lists offences for which dis-
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