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Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026 · s 19

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s 19Amendment of section 72

In the RT Act, in section 72 —

(a)

in subsection (1), in the definition of “authorised analyst”, after “registered medical practitioner”, insert “, nurse”;

(b)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “intoxicating substance”, insert —“ “nurse” means a registered nurse or enrolled nurse within the meaning given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;“passive breath test” means a contactless test using ambient air samples to assess whether there is alcohol present in a person’s breath, by means of a breath analysing device of a type approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Police;”;

(c)

in subsection (1), delete the definition of “preliminary breath test”;

(d)

in subsection (1), in the definition of “prescribed limit”, in paragraph (a), replace “35 microgrammes” with “15 microgrammes”;

(e)

in subsection (1), in the definition of “prescribed limit”, in paragraph (b), replace “80 milligrammes” with “30 milligrammes”;

(f)

in subsection (1), in the definition of “psychoactive substance”, in paragraph (b), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;

(g)

in subsection (1), after the definition of “psychoactive substance”, insert —“ “specified substance” means any substance which is —

(a)

a controlled drug within the meaning given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;

(b)

a psychoactive substance; or

(c)

an intoxicating substance.”;

(h)

in subsection (1A), replace “definition of “breath test”” with “definition of “breath test” or “passive breath test” (as the case may be)”; and

(i)

in subsection (3), after “registered medical practitioner”, insert “or nurse”.