3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 3 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004]

[Section 3 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police;

driver means a person having control over the steering, movement or propulsion of a vehicle and includes a person riding a vehicle;

evidential material means a thing relevant to an offence, including such a thing in electronic form;

function includes a power, authority and duty;

[Section 3 Amended by No. 20 of 2020, s. 14, Applied:28 Sep 2020] oral fluid has the same meaning as in the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970 ;

[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2009, s. 15, Applied:25 Nov 2009]

[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2009, s. 15, Applied:25 Nov 2009] owner, when used in reference to a vehicle, means –

(a) a person registered in the record of motor vehicles and trailers kept in accordance with section 41 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 as the owner of the vehicle; or

(b) a person who is a joint owner or part owner of the vehicle –

and includes –

(c) a person who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire-purchase agreement; and

(d) a person to whom the vehicle has been sold or otherwise disposed of by a previous registered owner who has complied with the relevant provisions of the ; and