{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-17CA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-17CA.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/2994",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/17CA",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17CA",
  "heading": "Breath testing at authorised check-points",
  "text": "(1) A constable who is on duty at a check-point may require—\n(a) a person driving a motor vehicle stopped at the check-point, and\n(b) any person in charge of such a vehicle,\nto co-operate with a check-point breath test administered to the person by the constable or another constable.\n(2) A check-point breath test is a procedure whereby the person to whomthe test is administered provides a specimen of breath to be used for the purpose of obtaining, by means of a device of a type approved for the purpose of administering a preliminary breath test, an indication whether the proportion of alcohol in the person's breath or blood is likely to exceed the prescribed limit.\n(3) The establishment of a check-point for the purposes of this Articlemust be authorised by a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, not below the rank of inspector; and a check-point for those purposes may be authorised to be established in any public place.\n(4) Authorisation under paragraph (3) must be in writing and specify—\n(a) the public place where the check-point concerned is to be located, and\n(b) the day (or days) on which, and the hours between which, it may be operated.\n(5) A check-point breath test administered in reliance on this Article maybe administered only at or near the check-point; and a constable may administer such a test by virtue of paragraph (1) only if the constable is in uniform.\n(6) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails toco-operate with a check-point breath test in pursuance of a requirement imposed under this Article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 17CA inserted (25.11.2016) by Road Traffic (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 11), ss. 3(1), 26(1); S.R. 2016/399, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/2994/article/17CA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:55.991221+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}