Crime and Courts Act 2013

Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) U.K.

1 U.K. The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 22 para. 1 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I2 Sch. 22 para. 1 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

I3 Sch. 22 para. 1 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

2 (1) Section 3A (causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) he has in his body a specified controlled drug and the proportion of it in his blood or urine at that time exceeds the specified limit for that drug, or”.

(3) In subsection (3), after “(1)(b)” insert “ , (ba) ”.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 22 para. 2 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I5 Sch. 22 para. 2 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

I6 Sch. 22 para. 2 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

3 (1) Section 6C (preliminary drug test) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)(b), for “in his body.” substitute “in his body and if so—

(i) whether it is a specified controlled drug;

(ii) if it is, whether the proportion of it in the person's blood or urine is likely to exceed the specified limit for that drug.”

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) Up to three preliminary drug tests may be administered.”

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 22 para. 3 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I8 Sch. 22 para. 3 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

I9 Sch. 22 para. 3 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

4 U.K. In section 6D (arrest), in subsection (1), for the words after “preliminary breath test” substitute “or preliminary drug test the constable reasonably suspects that—

(a) the proportion of alcohol in the person's breath or blood exceeds the prescribed limit, or

(b) the person has a specified controlled drug in his body and the proportion of it in the person's blood or urine exceeds the specified limit for that drug.”

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 22 para. 4 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I11 Sch. 22 para. 4 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

I12 Sch. 22 para. 4 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

5 (1) Section 7 (provision of specimens for analysis) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In the course of an investigation into whether a person has committed an offence under section 5A of this Act a constable may, subject to subsections (3) to (7) of this section and section 9 of this Act, require the person to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test.”

(3) In subsection (3)(c), for “or 4” substitute “ , 4 or 5A ”.

Commencement Information

I13 Sch. 22 para. 5 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I14 Sch. 22 para. 5 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

I15 Sch. 22 para. 5 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

6 (1) Section 10 (detention of persons affected by alcohol or a drug) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “or 5” substitute “ , 5 or 5A ”.

(3) In subsection (2), for the words from “whilst his ability” to the end substitute “whilst—

(a) the person's ability to drive properly is impaired,

(b) the proportion of alcohol in the person's breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit, or

(c) the proportion of a specified controlled drug in the person's blood or urine exceeds the specified limit for that drug.”

Commencement Information

I16 Sch. 22 para. 6 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I17 Sch. 22 para. 6 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

I18 Sch. 22 para. 6 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

7 U.K. In section 192 (general interpretation of Act), in the definition of “prescribed” in subsection (1), before “means” insert “ (except in section 5A) ”.

Commencement Information

I19 Sch. 22 para. 7 in force at 2.3.2015 for E.W. by S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2

I20 Sch. 22 para. 7 in force at 1.3.2018 for S. by S.I. 2018/161, art. 2

I21 Sch. 22 para. 7 in force at 1.3.2018 for N.I. by S.I. 2018/162, art. 2

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 22 para. 8 omitted (10.4.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 11 para. 15; S.I. 2015/994, art. 4