Cap. 65 · LAWS OF MALTA (Cap. 65)
Cap. 65 Art. 15CASpecimen of oral fluid for a drug 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 the road or other
public place and has drugs 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 drugs in his body and that person still has drugs 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 oral fluid for a drug test.
(2) A Police officer may, without the need for reasonable suspicion, require any person who was driving or attempting to drive or is or was in control of a bus, coach, other vehicles carrying passengers for a fee, any M2 or M3 motor vehicle on a 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 oral fluid for a drug test.
(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 oral fluid for a drug test.
Änderungsgeschichte
- Amended by II.2026.8
Verweist auf
- Cap. 65 Art. 355