L.S. 65.16 Regolamenti dwar it-Testijiet tan-Nifs

Contents (7)

Art. 1
Art. 2
Art. 3
Art. 4
Art. 5
Art. 6
Art. 7

[ S.L.65.16 BREATH TESTS 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 65.16 BREATH TESTS REGULATIONS 6th August, 2010 LEGAL NOTICE 392 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notice 422 of 2015 and 28 of 2018.

Art. 1

The title of these regulations is the Breath Tests Regulations.

Citation.

Art. 2

For the purposes of these regulations, "the Ordinance" means the Traffic Regulation Ordinance.

Interpretation.

Cap. 65.

Art. 3

For the purpose of carrying out the breath test referred to in the Ordinance, the test shall be carried out by the device set out in the First Schedule.

Carrying out of breath tests.

Amended by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

Art. 4

When the equipment to be used by the Police is the equipment listed in the First Schedule, the results so obtained shall be treated as the analytical results referred to in article 15E(1) of the Ordinance.

Devices for road side test.

Re-numbered and amended by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

Art. 5

5.If the breath specimen contains no more than 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the person who provided it may claim that it should be replaced by such specimen as m ay be required under article 15E (1)(b) of the Ordinance and, if he then provides such a specimen, the specimen of breath shall not be used.

Breath analysis.

Re-numbered and substituted by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

Art. 6

Specimens of breath may be required to be provided at or near the place where their provision is requested, or at a Police station, health centre or hospital.

Place where breath specimen is to be provided.

Re-numbered by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

Art. 7

7.(1) The analysis of any specimen provided in accordance with the provisions of article 15E(1)(b) of the Ordinance shall take place at the laboratories set out in the Second Schedule.

Analysis of specimen.

Re-numbered and amended by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

(2)Specimens of blood may be required to be provided at a Police station, health centre or hospital.

(3)Two specimens of urine required for analysis shall be provided with an interval of one hour between them and the later specimen shall be used for analysis.

(4)Specimens of urine may be required to be provided at a Police station, health centre or hospital.

2 [ S.L.65.16 Amended by:

L.N. 422 of 2015, L.N. 28 of 2018.

BREATH TESTS FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 4) Alcovisor Professional Breath Alcohol Analyser; Model Jupiter or any other model having the same function.

Amended by:

L.N. 422 of 2015.

SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 7) Malta National Laboratory.

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