# Road Traffic Act 1972, Section 11: Detention of persons while affected by alcohol


Any person required to provide a specimen for a laboratory test under section 9(1) of this Act may thereafter be detained at the police station until he provides a specimen of breath for a breath test and it appears to a constable that the device by means of which the test is carried out indicates that the proportion of alcohol in that person's blood does not exceed the prescribed limit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/20/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1972/section-11
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