Barrister finds technical flaw in drug driving law
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David Staunton
A barrister has discovered a technical error in road traffic legislation which may render arrests in certain cases of drug driving unlawful.
David Staunton, who is currently preparing a second edition of his book Drunken Driving, found that the Road Traffic Act 2016 includes a reference to section 11(6) where it should refer to section 11(5).
The Department of Transport has not yet responded to Mr Staunton’s findings and whether they will seek to amend the law, The Irish Times reports.
The second edition of Mr Staunton’s book will be published by Round Hall.
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