# The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 17C: Preliminary drug test


(1) A preliminary drug test is a procedure by which a specimen of sweat or saliva is–
(a) obtained, and
(b) used for the purpose of obtaining, by means of a device of a type approved by the Department, an indication whether the person to whom the test is administered has a drug in his body.
(2) A preliminary drug test may be administered–
(a) at or near the place where the requirement to co-operate with the test is imposed, or
(b) if the constable who imposes the requirement thinks it expedient, at a police station specified by him.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) a device shall be treated as of a type approved by the Department where a statement that the Department has approved a device of that type is included in the Belfast Gazette.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/2994/article/17C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-17C
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