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The Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014

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Contents: 3 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2 Specified controlled drugs and specified limits for the purposes of section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988

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Title and introductory text

2014 No. 2868 Road Traffic, England And Wales The Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 Made 24th October 2014 Coming into force 2nd March 2015 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act. A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 195(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 2nd March 2015. (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

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2 Specified controlled drugs and specified limits for the purposes of section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988

The table below specifies the controlled drugs and, in each case, the limit in blood for the purposes of the offence in section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Table Controlled drug | Limit (microgrammes per litre of blood) Amphetamine | 250 Benzoylecgonine | 50 Clonazepam | 50 Cocaine | 10 Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol | 2 Diazepam | 550 Flunitrazepam | 300 Ketamine | 20 Lorazepam | 100 Lysergic Acid Diethylamide | 1 Methadone | 500 Methylamphetamine | 10 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine | 10 6-Monoacetylmorphine | 5 Morphine | 80 Oxazepam | 300 Temazepam | 1000

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