Singapore legislation

Clause 22

of Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Clause 22

Amendment of section 70

Section 70 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “for analysis by means of a prescribed breath alcohol analyser” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the words “for a breath test under this section”;

(b)

by deleting the words “breath test under section 69(1)” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “preliminary breath test”; and

(c)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of subsection (3)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(ii)when the requirement is made, there is no breath analysing device of a type approved for a breath test under this section at the police station or at or near the place where the arrest was made, or it is for any other reason not practicable to conduct a breath test under this section; or”.