51Restrictions on admission of evidence of breath analyses

51 Restrictions on admission of evidence of breath analyses

Evidence of the concentration of alcohol in the breath of a person as determined by a breath analysing instrument is not admissible in any proceedings unless –

(a) such a statement as is referred to in section 29(1) was read over to the person, and handed to the person, on completion of the analysis; and

(b) if the person made such a request as is referred to in section 29(2)  –

(i) a sample of the person's blood was taken by a medical practitioner or nurse in accordance with this Act and that blood-sampling began within 3 hours after the relevant time; or

(ii) the person refused to submit to a blood-sampling after appropriate arrangements had been made under that section in response to the request.