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47 Purposes of this Part
The purposes of this Part are to—
(a) reduce the number of motor vehicle collisions of which alcohol or other drugs are a cause; and
(b) reduce the number of drivers whose driving is impaired by alcohol or other drugs; and
S. 47(c) amended by Nos 94/2003 s. 8(2), 111/2003 s. 5(a).
(c) provide a simple and effective means of establishing that there is present in the blood or breath of a driver more than the legal limit of alcohol; and
S. 47(d) inserted by No. 111/2003 s. 5(b).
(d) provide a simple and effective means of establishing the presence of a drug in the blood, urine or oral fluid of a driver.
S. 47A inserted by No. 81/2006 s. 43.