Road Traffic Act 2016

Amendment of section 26 of Act of 2010 - functions of Bureau

20. Section 26 of the Act of 2010 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2) —

(i) by substituting for paragraph (b) the following:

“(b) the determination, in respect of such specimens, of—

(i) the concentration of alcohol in the blood or urine,

(ii) the presence (if any) of a drug or drugs in the blood or urine, and

(iii) the concentration of a drug or drugs present in the blood,”,

(ii) in paragraph (e), by substituting “in the breath,” for “in the breath.”, and

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (e) the following:

“(f) the approval of apparatus for indicating the presence of drugs in oral fluid.”,

and

(b) by substituting for subsection (4) the following:

“(4) The Bureau may—

(a) arrange for the supply and testing of—

(i) apparatus for indicating the presence of alcohol, and

(ii) apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol,

in the breath,

(b) arrange for the supply and testing of apparatus for indicating the presence of drugs in oral fluid, and

(c) give such assistance, whether financial or otherwise, as it thinks proper to persons carrying out or intending to carry out research referred to in subsection (3).”.