Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Check-point breath tests: further provision

4.—(1) The Order of 1995 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 13(3) (what constitutes co-operation with preliminary test), after “a preliminary test” insert “or check-point breath test”.

(3) In Article 17D (arrest following preliminary breath test)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “a preliminary breath test” insert “or check-point breath test”,

(b) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a), after “Article 17” insert “or a check-point breath test under Article 17CA”,

(c) in paragraph (2A), after “the preliminary test” insert “or check-point breath test”.

(4) In Article 18 (provision of specimens for analysis)—

(a) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) A constable may, subject to the following provisions of thisArticle, require a person whom he may require to co-operate with a check-point breath test under Article 17CA—

(a) to provide 2 specimens of breath for analysis by means of a device mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), or

(b) to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test.”,

(b) in paragraph (3), after “paragraph (1)(a)” insert “or (1A)(a)”,

(c) in paragraph (4), after “(1)(b)” insert “or (1A)(b)”.