Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019
47Process for production of printed image
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47 Process for production of printed image
Reg. 47(1) amended by S.R. Nos 8/2023 reg. 12, 28/2025 reg. 10(a).
(1) For the purposes of sections 80(1)(b), 80A, 80B(2)(b), 80C(2)(b), 80D(2)(b), 80E(2)(b), 81(1)(c) and (2), 83A(1), 83B(1) and 84(7) and (7A) of the Act, the prescribed process of producing an image or message is that—
(a) a printed image is produced from a digital file; and
(b) the data contained in the digital file has been verified by a computer—
(i) decrypting that digital file; and
(ii) recalculating the checksum produced for that file; and
(iii) confirming that the checksum produced by the recalculation is identical to the checksum contained in that file; and
Reg. 47(1)(c) amended by S.R. No. 28/2025 reg. 10(b).
(c) the printed image contains an image derived from the digital file (with or without decompressing the image) and a message containing data relating to an offence referred to in section 66A of the Act or regulation 31.
(2) An image or message is produced in accordance with subregulation (1) whether or not the printed image contains—
(a) a marker, derived from data in the digital file, on a motor vehicle that appears in the printed image; or
(b) a message stating the speed of the marked motor vehicle.