Cap. 65 · LAWS OF MALTA (Cap. 65)
Cap. 65 Art. 15CBreath alcohol test.
(1) Where a Police officer reasonably suspects that:
(a) a person is driving or attempting to drive or is in
control of a motor vehicle or other vehicle on a road or other
public place and has alcohol in his body or has committed an
offence against the provisions of this Ordinance or against any regulations made thereunder whilst the motor vehicle or other vehicle was in motion;
(b) a person has been driving or attempting to drive or has been in control of a motor vehicle or other vehicle on the road or other public place with alcohol in his body and that such person still has alcohol in his body;
(c) a person has been driving or attempting to drive or has been in control of a motor vehicle or other vehicle on the road or other public place and has committed an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance or against any regulations made thereunder whilst the motor vehicle or other vehicle was in motion; or
(d) a person was driving or was attempting to drive or was in control of a motor vehicle or other vehicle on the road or other public place when the said motor vehicle or other vehicle was involved in an accident,
he may require such person to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test.
(2) A Police officer may, without the need for reasonable suspicion in respect of a particular person, require any person who was driving or attempting to drive or was in control of a bus, coach, other vehicles carrying passengers for a fee, any M2 or M3 motor vehicle on the road or other public place during road checks in accordance with
the provisions of article 355 of the Criminal Code, to provide a specimen of breath for alcohol.
(3) A Police officer shall require any person who was driving or attempting to drive or is in control of a motor vehicle or other vehicle on the road or other public place when involved in a serious traffic accident, to provide a specimen of breath for alcohol.
Änderungsgeschichte
- Amended by II.2026.7
Verweist auf
- Cap. 65 Art. 355