32Duty of medical practitioner who carries out blood-sampling

32 Duty of medical practitioner who carries out blood-sampling

(1)  It is the duty of a medical practitioner who carries out a blood-sampling under this Act to comply with the provisions of this section in so far as they apply to that medical practitioner.

(2)  If the manner in which the blood-sampling is to be carried out is prescribed, the sampling is to be carried out in the prescribed manner.

(3)  The blood sample is to be divided into 3 parts, and this may be done either when the sample is taken or afterwards.

(4)  As soon practicable after the blood sample is divided into 3 parts, each of those parts is to be enclosed in a container issued for the purposes by an approved analyst.

(5)  As soon as practicable after the 3 parts of the blood sample have been enclosed in containers, the containers are to be labelled in the prescribed manner.

(6)  Once the containers have been labelled in the prescribed manner –

(a) one of the containers is, as soon as practicable, to be tendered to the subject or, if the subject is in custody, delivered to a police officer; and

(b) the other 2 containers are, within 10 days, to be delivered to an approved analyst.