(a) must be of a kind approved by the Secretary; S. 29A(2)(a) and amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 22). (b) may include the taking of samples of urine; and (c) must be carried out by an officer within the meaning of Part 5. (3) The following are deemed to be, and to have S. 29A(3) inserted by always been, valid— No. 38/2003 s. 4(3). (a) any direction given, or purportedly given, under this Act before the date of commencement of section 4 of the Corrections (Amendment) Act 2003 requiring a prisoner to submit to any test to assess whether the prisoner was using alcohol; and (b) any test conducted on a urine sample, taken under this section before the date of commencement of section 4 of the Corrections (Amendment) Act 2003, to assess whether the prisoner who provided the sample was using alcohol.
S. 29A(2)(a) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 22). (a) must be of a kind approved by the Secretary; and (b) may include the taking of samples of urine; and (c) must be carried out by an officer within the meaning of Part 5. S. 29A(3) inserted by No. 38/2003 s. 4(3). (3) The following are deemed to be, and to have always been, valid— (a) any direction given, or purportedly given, under this Act before the date of commencement of section 4 of the Corrections (Amendment) Act 2003 requiring a prisoner to submit to any test to assess whether the prisoner was using alcohol; and (b) any test conducted on a urine sample, taken under this section before the date of commencement of section 4 of the Corrections (Amendment) Act 2003, to assess whether the prisoner who provided the sample was using alcohol.
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