78AEvidence of road distance

78A Evidence of road distance S. 78A(1) amended by No. 14/2007 s. 12(1). (1) A certificate in the prescribed form purporting to be issued by an approved surveyor certifying as to the shortest distance, expressed in metres, that would be travelled by a motor vehicle or trailer on a road between 2 points is admissible in evidence in any proceedings and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of that distance. S. 78A(2) amended by Nos 47/2004 s. 71(Sch. item 3), 49/2019 s. 116(Sch. 1 item 161). (2) In this section, ***approved surveyor*** means a licensed surveyor within the meaning of the **Surveying Act 2004** who is approved for the purposes of this section by the Surveyor-General or by the Secretary. S. 79 amended by No. 14/2007 s. 12(1)(3) (ILA s. 39B(1)).