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Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
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### 33 Destruction of samples
> [*\[Section 33 Inserted by No. 38 of 2017, s. 55, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS55@EN)
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> > (1) A sample of blood, or oral fluid, that has been taken for the purposes of this Act is to be destroyed 24 months after the sample was taken unless otherwise prescribed.
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> > (2) For the avoidance of doubt, this section applies to all samples whether taken before or after the commencement of the [Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-038) .