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SERIOUS OFFENDERS ACT 2018 (NO. 27 OF 2018) - SECT 215

Taking of samples of drugs and alcohol

    (1)     An officer may take for analysis a sample of a substance found in the possession of the offender that the officer believes to be a drug of dependence or alcohol and to be not lawfully in the possession of the offender.

    (2)     An officer who takes a sample of a substance referred to in subsection (1) must advise the officer in charge of that fact as soon as practicable.

    (3)     The officer in charge must ensure that the sample of the substance taken—

        (a)     is sealed and labelled in accordance with the approved test procedures; and

        (b)     is delivered to an appropriate testing agency for analysis in accordance with the approved test procedures.

    (4)     The officer in charge must maintain a register in accordance with the approved test procedures that records the carrying out of each test in respect of offenders who reside at the facility or place.



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