The Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013

UK Statutory Instrument 2013 No. 2787 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 11 September 2013
In force from: 1 November 2013
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Alcohol licensing, gambling, smoke-free and public health
Made under: Armed Forces Act 2006, In accordance with section 373(3)(d) of the Armed Forces Act 2006

Explanatory note

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The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) (“the 2006 Act”) creates a power to test for drugs and alcohol in relation to the performance of safety-critical duties, and section 20A of the 2006 Act makes it an offence to have more than a prescribed level of alcohol in the body when a person is performing or might reasonably expect to be called on to perform a prescribed safety-critical duty. Regulation 3 prescribes higher and lower limits for alcohol in breath, blood and urine. Regulation 4 prescribes the duties which are subject to the higher alcohol limit, and regulation 5 prescribes the duties which are subject to the lower alcohol limit. Under section 93F of the 2006 Act a person who has provided a specimen of breath for testing may require it to be replaced with a blood or urine specimen, if the specimen of breath contains no more than a prescribed proportion of alcohol. Regulation 6 prescribes the proportion of alcohol. The proportion prescribed depends on the offence for which the person suspected is being tested.

Offences created by this instrument

Prescribed proportions of alcohol for replacement of specimens of breath regulation 6 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Prescribed proportions of alcohol for replacement of specimens of breath regulation 6(c) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Prescribed proportions of alcohol for replacement of specimens of breath regulation 6(d) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2013 Lords · Lords Chamber · 24 July 2013 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever)
The two instruments for our consideration today are the Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2013 and the Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013. As is customary, I should like to say a few words in support of each of them, starting with the continuation order. The purpose of this order is to continue in force the legislation governing the Armed Forces for a further period of one year until the end of 2 November 2014. Though a small item of business, this order is crucial to ensuring that the Armed Forces Act 2006 remains in force. As noble…
Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013 Lords · Lords Chamber · 24 July 2013
Business without Debate Commons · Commons Chamber · 11 September 2013
That the draft Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 1 July, be approved. —(Mr Swayne.)

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