Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This order brings into operation on the 9th November 2020 the provisions of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 specified in the Schedule.
Section 6 amends Article 19 (choice of specimens of breath) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f1 by removing the option (commonly called ‘the statutory option’) whereby a driver had a right to opt for a blood or urine specimen to replace a breath specimen indicating the proportion of alcohol in their breath if their breath test was marginally over the prescribed limit.