The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Drug Testing of Persons in Police Detention) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/2645
• Sections: 2

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Drug Testing of Persons in Police Detention) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2

(1) The following are prescribed persons for the purposes of section 63B(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984:

(a) a police officer;

(b) a person employed by a police authority or police force whose contractual duties include taking samples for the purpose of testing for the presence of specified Class A drugs ;

(c) a person employed by a contractor engaged by a police authority or police force whose duties include taking samples for the purpose of testing for the presence of specified Class A drugs.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(c) above, “contractor” means any person or body obliged, under any of the terms of a contract with a police authority or a police force, to provide, when required, the service of taking samples for the purpose of testing for the presence of specified Class A drugs.