Further extension of role of health care professionals: road and rail transport
12(1)Section 31A (specimens of blood taken from persons incapable of consenting) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsections (1) and (2)(a), for “a medical practitioner” substitute “a medical or health care practitioner”.
(3)In subsection (2)(b), for “a medical practitioner other than a police medical practitioner” substitute “a practitioner other than a police medical or health care practitioner”.
(4)In subsection (2)(b)(i), for “to made to a police medical practitioner” substitute “to be made to a police medical or health care practitioner”.
(5)In subsection (2)(b)(ii), omit “medical”.
(6)In subsection (3), for “a medical practitioner” substitute “a medical or health care practitioner”.
(7)For subsection (7) substitute—
“(7)In this section—
“medical or health care practitioner” means a medical practitioner or a registered health care professional;
“police medical or health care practitioner” means a medical practitioner, or a registered health care professional, who is engaged under any agreement to provide medical or health care services for purposes connected with the activities of a police force.”