[F1Restrictions on imposing drug testing requirementE+W
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 Pt. 10A inserted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), s. 208(5)(s), Sch. 15 para. 6
22B(1)A court may not impose a drug testing requirement unless the following conditions are met—E+W
(a)the misuse condition, and
(b)the availability of arrangements condition.
(2)The misuse condition is that the court is satisfied that the offender’s misuse of a drug or psychoactive substance—
(a)caused or contributed to the offence to which the order relates or an associated offence, or
(b)is likely to cause or contribute to the commission of further offences by the offender.
(3)The availability of arrangements condition is that the court has been notified by the Secretary of State that arrangements for implementing drug testing requirements are available in the offender’s home local justice area (and the notice has not been withdrawn).]