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Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 s 31B

s 31B Oral fluid tests

31B.—(1) Any officer of the Bureau, immigration officer or police officer not below the rank of sergeant may, if the officer reasonably suspects any person to have committed an offence under section 8(b) or 11I(1)(b), require that person to provide one or more specimens of the person’s oral fluid for the purpose of conducting any oral fluid test.[1/2019] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024] (2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide any specimen of the person’s oral fluid as required under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[1/2019] (3) In this section —“oral fluid test” means a test carried out by an oral fluid testing device for the purpose of ascertaining whether any controlled drug or psychoactive substance is present in the person’s oral fluid;[Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024] “oral fluid testing device” means any device that is designed to indicate the presence of any controlled drug or psychoactive substance in the person’s oral fluid.[1/2019] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024]

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