Regulation 19A Testing for substance misuseF1

England and Wales

(1)

The chief officer of a police force may require any member of the force who—

(a)

gives the chief officer reasonable cause to suspect that he has used a controlled drug;

(b)

is on a period of probation under regulation F210B or 12;

(c)

has been identified by the chief officer as being vulnerable because of a specific responsibility for dealing with drugs; or

(F3d)

is selected in accordance with a regime of routine random testing;

to give a sample of F4oral fluid or urine to be tested for evidence of controlled drugs in accordance with procedures determined by the Secretary of State.

(F52)

The chief officer of a police force may require a member of the force who—

(a)

gives the chief officer reasonable cause to suspect that the member is under the influence of alcohol while on duty; or

(b)

is selected in accordance with a regime of routine random testing,

to give a sample of breath to be tested for evidence of alcohol in accordance with procedures determined by the Secretary of State.

(3)

A member of a police force who—

(a)

on giving a sample under paragraph (1) is found to have taken a controlled drug specified in a determination of the Secretary of State; or

(b)

F6... on giving a sample under paragraph (2), is found to have more than 13 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath

shall face such consequences as are specified in that determination.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 19A inserted (7.11.2005) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2834), regs. 1(1), 4
F2: Words in reg. 19A(1)(b) inserted (22.2.2019) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1191), regs. 1, 8
F3: Reg. 19A(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2012) by The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/680), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a)
F4: Words in reg. 19A(1) substituted (1.4.2012) by The Police (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/680), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(b)
F5: Reg. 19A(2) substituted (4.1.2017) by The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1200), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)
F6: Words in reg. 19A(3)(b) omitted (4.1.2017) by virtue of The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1200), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)