C2 Part I Principal Road Safety Provisions

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Pt. I modified (E.W.S.) (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27

Motor vehicles: drink and drugs

C3C16CF1Preliminary drug test

1

A preliminary drug test is a procedure by which a specimen of sweat or saliva is—

a

obtained, and

b

used for the purpose of obtaining, by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State, an indication whether the person to whom the test is administered has a drug F2in 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.

2

A preliminary drug test may be administered—

a

at or near the place where the requirement to co-operate with the test is imposed, or

b

if the constable who imposes the requirement thinks it expedient, at a police station specified by him.

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Up to three preliminary drug tests may be administered.