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Version date: 31 July 2023 - onwards
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3. Interpretation Part 2.

(1) In this Part-

"analysis" includes any operation used in determining the concentration of alcohol in a specimen of breath, blood or urine, the concentration of a drug specified in column (2) of the Schedule in a specimen of blood and any operation used in determining the presence (if any) of a drug or drugs in a specimen of blood or urine, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;

"Bureau" has the meaning assigned to it by section 37(1) of the Act of 1968;

"category" in relation to a vehicle referred to in the definition of "specified person", means a category of vehicle referred to in Regulation 6 of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 537 of 2006);

"designated" means designated by a member of the Garda Síochána;

"doctor" means a person registered in the register of medical practitioners established under section 43(1) of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007;

"first driving licence" means a driving licence issued by a licensing authority to a person who has not previously held a driving licence;