Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
16BBody sample statement
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16B Body sample statement (1) As soon as practicable after an analysis of a person’s body sample is carried out under section 16A, the chief police officer must ensure the person is given a written statement that includes the following (a) the date and the time the body sample was taken; (c) the place where the body sample was taken; (d) the result of the analysis; (e) the address where the preserved part of the body sample is being held; (f) that the person will be notified, in writing, of a request (if any) (g) that the person may, before the end of the period mentioned in section 16A (3) (b), ask the analyst to send the preserved part of the body sample to a laboratory nominated by the person, at the person’s expense. preserved part—see section 16A (3).