Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Information to Religious Enforcement Officers and Police Officers and Their Powers to Investigate
72. Provision of specimen for analysis
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In the course of an investigation whether a person arrested under section 7 l(4) has committed an offence under section 104(3) or (5) of the
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
Syariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (S 6912013), a Religious Enforcement
Officer or police officer may. subject to this section, require him -
police officer
"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
to provide a specimen of his breath for a breath test. for analysis: or
to provide at any hospital a specimen of his blood or urine for laboratory test, notwithstanding that he has already been required to provide a specimen of his breath for a breath test under section 7 1.
A breath test required under this section shall be conducted by a
Religious Enforcement Officer or police oficer.
Religious Enforcement Officer
"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
A Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer shall, on requiring any person under this section to provide blood specimen or urine for laboratory test, warn him that failure to provide a specimen of blood or urine may-make him liable under section 231 of the Syariah Penal Code
Order, 201 3 (S 691201 3).
A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide a specimen when required to do so in pursuance of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction under section 23 1 of the Syariah Penal Code
Order, 201 3 (S 691201 3).
Terms defined in s 2
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
police officer
Defined · s 2"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
Religious Enforcement Officer
Defined · s 2"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
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