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(1)Where a constable in uniform has reasonable cause to suspect—
(a)that a person working on a transport system to which this Chapter applies in any capacity mentioned in section 27(1) and (2) above has alcohol in his body, or
(b)that a person has been working on a transport system to which this Chapter applies in any capacity mentioned in section 27(1) and (2) above with alcohol in his body and still has alcohol in his body,
he may require that person to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test.
(2)Where an accident or dangerous incident occurs on a transport system to which this Chapter applies, a constable in uniform may require a person to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test if he has reasonable cause to suspect that—
(a)at the time of the accident or incident that person was working on the transport system in a capacity mentioned in section 27(1) and (2) above, and
(b)an act or omission of that person while he was so working may have been a cause of the accident or incident.
(3)In subsection (2) above “dangerous incident” means an incident which in the constable’s opinion involved a danger of death or personal injury.
(4)A person may be required under subsection (1) or subsection (2) above to provide a specimen either at or near the place where the requirement is made or, if the requirement is made under subsection (2) above and the constable making the requirement thinks fit, at a police station specified by the constable.
(5)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide a specimen of breath when required to do so in pursuance of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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