Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1993

Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1978.

4.—Section 17 of the Act of 1978 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection:

“(5) A person who, following a requirement under subsection (4)—

(a) refuses or fails to comply with such a requirement, or

(b) refuses or fails to comply with a requirement of a designated registered medical practitioner in relation to the provision under this section of a specimen of urine,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both.”.