C2Part I Principal Road Safety Provisions

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Motor vehicles: drink and drugs

C16CF1Preliminary 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 in his body.

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.