[F193CPreliminary impairment testU.K.
(1)A preliminary impairment test is a procedure under which a service policeman—
(a)observes the [F2affected] person performing tasks specified by the service policeman; and
(b)makes such other observations of the [F3affected] person's physical state as the service policeman thinks expedient.
(2)A preliminary impairment test may be administered only—
(a)at or near the place where the requirement to co-operate with the test is imposed;
(b)at a service police establishment determined by the service policeman; or
(c)at a medical establishment.
(3)The Provost Marshals (acting jointly) must issue, and may from time to time revise, a code of practice about—
(a)the kind of task that may be specified for the purposes of a preliminary impairment test;
(b)the kind of observation of physical state that may be made in the course of a preliminary impairment test;
(c)the way in which a preliminary impairment test should be administered; and
(d)the inferences that may be drawn by a service policeman from observations made in the course of a preliminary impairment test.
(4)In subsection (3) “the Provost Marshals” [F4means—
(a)the Provost Marshals of each of the service police forces, and
(b)the Provost Marshal for serious crime.]
(5)A service policeman administering a preliminary impairment test must have regard to the code of practice.
(6)A service policeman may administer a preliminary impairment test only if the service policeman is approved for that purpose by a Provost Marshal of a service police force [F5or the Provost Marshal for serious crime].
(7)A code of practice under this section may include provision about—
(a)the giving of approval under subsection (6); and
(b)in particular, the kind of training that a service policeman should have undergone, or the kind of qualification that a service policeman should possess, before being approved under that subsection.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3 Ch. 3A inserted (8.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.11.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), ss. 11(1), 32(3); S.I. 2012/669, art. 3(c); S.I. 2013/2501, art. 3(b)
F2Word in s. 93C(1)(a) substituted (19.7.2018 for specified purposes, 1.1.2019 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), ss. 2(5), 19(1); S.I. 2018/876, reg. 2(a)(b)
F3Word in s. 93C(1)(b) substituted (19.7.2018 for specified purposes, 1.1.2019 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), ss. 2(5), 19(1); S.I. 2018/876, reg. 2(a)(b)
F4S. 93C(4)(a)(b) substituted for words (1.5.2022 for specified purposes, 5.12.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), s. 24(1), Sch. 5 para. 25(2); S.I. 2022/471, reg. 2(e); S.I. 2022/1095, reg. 4
F5Words in s. 93C(6) inserted (1.5.2022 for specified purposes, 5.12.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), s. 24(1), Sch. 5 para. 25(3); S.I. 2022/471, reg. 2(e); S.I. 2022/1095, reg. 4