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MOTOR TRAFFIC (ALCOHOL AND DRUGS) (NO. 53 OF 1997) - SECT 8

Insertion

8. After section 15A of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

“15B. (1) A police officer shall arrange for a person from whom a blood sample has been taken under section 15 or 15AA to be given a written statement within a reasonable time, having regard to the person's medical condition, after an analysis under section 15A is carried out.

“(2) The statement shall specify—

        (a)     the date on which and the time at which the blood sample was taken;

        (b)     the place where the blood sample was taken;

        (c)     the result of the analysis; and

        (d)     the address at which the blood sample is being held.

“(3) If both sealed containers were put in a one-way box for collection by an approved analyst, the statement shall also inform the person to the effect that an unanalysed sample of the person's blood may be obtained from the analyst, within 6 months after the blood sample was taken, on the request of the person or of another person authorised in writing by him or her to collect the blood sample.”.



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