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Part I Motor vehicles: drink and drugsSection 7Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Road Traffic Act 1988. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 4-11 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2011/1652 reg. 3s. 7(1A) inserted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 22 para. 5(2)s. 7(2) substituted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 11 para. 3(2)s. 7(2A)(2B) omitted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 11 para. 3(3)s. 7(2CA) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 11 para. 3(4)s. 7(3)(c) words inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 11 para. 5s. 7(3)(c) words substituted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 22 para. 5(3)s. 7(5A) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 11 para. 3(5)Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 1A excluded by 1988 c. 52 s. 12E (as inserted) by 2015 c. 20 s. 73(3)s. 1A inserted by 2012 c. 10 s. 143(2)s. 3ZC 3ZD inserted by 2015 c. 2 s. 29(1)s. 5A inserted by 2013 c. 22 s. 56(1)s. 12A-12I inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 73(3)s. 66B 66C and cross-heading inserted by S.I. 2011/996 reg. 2(2)s. 97A inserted by 2014 c. 22 s. 46(2)s. 97A(1)(d) substituted by S.I. 2014/3190 reg. 10(2)s. 128B inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 2 para. 9Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Road Traffic Act 1988Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2011/19 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)S.I. 2011/1119 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 49)S.I. 2011/3019 art. 3 Sch. 1 commences (2011 c. 13)S.I. 2012/1356 art. 3 4 commences (2009 c. 17)7 Provision of specimens for analysis.E+W+S+N.I.(1)In the course of an investigation into whether a person has committed an offence under [F1section 3A, 4] or 5 of this Act a constable may, subject to the following provisions of this section and section 9 of this Act, require him—
[F2(2)A requirement under this section to provide specimens of breath can only be made—
(b)[F3specimens of breath have not been provided elsewhere and]at the time the requirement is made a device or a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above is not available at the police station or it is then for any other reason not practicable to use such a device there, or
[F4(bb)a device of the type mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above has been used [F5(at the police station or elsewhere)] but the constable who required the specimens of breath has reasonable cause to believe that the device has not produced a reliable indication of the proportion of alcohol in the breath of the person concerned, or]
[F6(bc)as a result of the administration of a preliminary drug test, the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that the person required to provide a specimen of blood or urine has a drug in his body, or]
(c)the suspected offence is one under [F7section 3A or 4] of this Act and the constable making the requirement has been advised by a medical practitioner that the condition of the person required to provide the specimen might be due to some drug;
(4)If the provision of a specimen other than a specimen of breath may be required in pursuance of this section the question whether it is to be a specimen of blood or a specimen of urine [F8and, in the case of a specimen of blood, the question who is to be asked to take it shall be decided (subject to subsection (4A)) by the constable making the requirement].
[F9(4A)Where a constable decides for the purposes of subsection (4) to require the provision of a specimen of blood, there shall be no requirement to provide such a specimen if—
and, where by virtue of this subsection there can be no requirement to provide a specimen of blood, the constable may require a specimen of urine instead.]
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words in S. 7(1) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 42(a); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F2S. 7(2)-(2D) substituted (1.7.2005) for s. 7(2) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 154(5), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))F3Words in s. 7(3)(b) inserted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 154(6)(a), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))F4S. 7(3)(bb) inserted (4.7.1996 but with effect (1.4.1997) as mentioned in s. 63(3)(4)) by 1996 c. 25, s. 63(1) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/682, art. 2(1)(b)F5Words in s. 7(3)(bb) substituted (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 154(6)(b), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1) (subject to art. 3(4)(5))F6S. 7(3)(bc) inserted (30.3.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 107, 120, Sch. 7 para. 2; S.I. 2004/827, art. 3F7Words in s. 7(3)(c) substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 42(b); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.F8Words in s. 7(4) substituted (1.4.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 55(1), 108(2); S.I. 2003/808, art. 2(e)F9S. 7(4A) inserted (1.4.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 55(2), 108(2); S.I. 2003/808, art. 2(e)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 7 applied (with modifications) (29.3.2004 for certain purposes and 30.3.2004 otherwise) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 83(1)(3), 96(1)(3), 120 (with ss. 90, 100); S.I. 2004/827, arts. 2, 3Previous: ProvisionNext: ProvisionBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint The Whole PartPDF The Whole PartWeb page The Whole PartPrint The Whole Cross HeadingPDF The Whole Cross HeadingWeb page The Whole Cross HeadingPrint This Section onlyPDF This Section onlyWeb page This Section onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. 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