Evidence of road distance
78A Evidence of road distance
S. 78A(1) amended by No. 14/2007 s. 12(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).
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)).
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed form
). Made under this Act:
- Road Safety (Automated Vehicles) Regulations 2018 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020 · under section 95
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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