Section 6C — Road Traffic Act 1988: Preliminary drug test

Preliminary drug test 6C 1 A preliminary drug test is a procedure by which a specimen of sweat or saliva is—

a obtained, and b used for the purpose of obtaining, by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State, an indication whether the person to whom the test is administered has a drug in his body and if so—

i whether it is a specified controlled drug;

ii if it is, whether the proportion of it in the person's blood or urine is likely to exceed the specified limit for that drug.

2 A preliminary drug test may be administered—

a at or near the place where the requirement to co-operate with the test is imposed, or b if the constable who imposes the requirement thinks it expedient, at a police station specified by him.

3 Up to three preliminary drug tests may be administered.