Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Amendment of section 72
In the RT Act, in section 72 —
in subsection (1), in the definition of “authorised analyst”, after “registered medical practitioner”, insert “, nurse”;
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;”;
in subsection (1), delete the definition of “preliminary breath test”;
in subsection (1), in the definition of “prescribed limit”, in paragraph (a), replace “35 microgrammes” with “15 microgrammes”;
in subsection (1), in the definition of “prescribed limit”, in paragraph (b), replace “80 milligrammes” with “30 milligrammes”;
in subsection (1), in the definition of “psychoactive substance”, in paragraph (b), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;
in subsection (1), after the definition of “psychoactive substance”, insert —“ “specified substance” means any substance which is —
a controlled drug within the meaning given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;
a psychoactive substance; or
an intoxicating substance.”;
in subsection (1A), replace “definition of “breath test”” with “definition of “breath test” or “passive breath test” (as the case may be)”; and
in subsection (3), after “registered medical practitioner”, insert “or nurse”.