Singapore legislation
Clause 16
Clause 16
Replacement of section 71
In the RT Act, replace section 71 with —“How breath test or blood test is to be carried out71.—
Before taking a specimen of breath for a breath test from a person (X) who is at a hospital as a patient, the police officer taking the specimen, the registered medical practitioner or nurse in immediate charge of X’s case, and any other person who is giving instruction in relation to or overseeing the taking of the specimen, must each satisfy himself or herself that it does not endanger X.(2) Before taking a specimen of blood for a laboratory test from a person (Y) mentioned in section 70(1), the registered medical practitioner or nurse taking the specimen, and any other person who is giving instruction in relation to or overseeing the taking of the specimen, must each satisfy himself or herself that it does not endanger Y.”.