DISCIPLINE - DRINK DRIVING
1. Driving Whilst Under The Influence of Alcohol Or Drugs.
a. It is a Standing Orders (SO) offence in 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles to drive or be in charge of a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A Motor vehicle is defined as any mechanically propelled vehicle, including motorcycles.
b. All military personnel subject to service Law who is suspected to be under the influence of alcohol whilst in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle shall be required to provide the Service Police with a roadside breath sample.
c. Should the roadside breath sample indicate that the driver is over the proscribed alcohol limit, they will be arrested by the Service Police and they may be asked to provide a secondary sample (Blood or Urine) for laboratory analysis.
d. Anyone who is subject to service law and caught driving or in charge of a vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol will be committing an offence contrary to the Armed Forces Act 2006 and will face disciplinary action.
2. Drink Drive Alcohol Limits under UK Law
a. 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath
b. 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood
c. 107 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine
3. Failure Or Refusal To Provide A Drink Drive Sample To The Service Police.
a. It is a Standing Orders (SO) offence in 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles for all military personnel to fail or refuse to provide a drink drive sample to the Service Police when requested to do so.
b. Any military personnel who fails or refuses to provide a drink drive sample to the Service Police when required to do so will be committing an offence contrary to the Armed Forces Act 2006 and will be arrested and immediately referred for charge to Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles and will face disciplinary action.
4. Driving Under The Influence Of Drink/Drugs Within A Service Establishment Breath Tests.
a. Where a Service Police Officer in Uniform has reasonable cause to suspect:
(1) That a person to whom this order applies is driving or is attempting to drive or in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle within the confines of a Service Establishment with alcohol in his/her body; or
(2) That person has been driving or is attempting to drive or in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle with alcohol in his/her body the Service Police Officer may (subject to) require that person to provide a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test.
b. If an accident involving a vehicle occurs within the confines of a Service Establishment, a service Police Officer in uniform who has reasonable cause to believe that a person was driving or attempting to drive or was in charge of the vehicle at the time of the accident may.
5. Failure Or Refusal To Provide A Drink Drive Sample To The Service Police.
a. A person to whom these Orders apply and who is required to provide a specimen of breath is to provide the specimen as directed by the Service Police. Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to provide the specimen as directed will breach this order.
b. If arrested by the Service Police, a person to whom these Orders apply shall accompany the Service Police to a Service Police Station or Medical Centre for the purpose of providing specimens of breath for analysis or a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test if:
(1) As a result of a breath test the Service Police Officer has reasonable cause to suspect that the proportion of alcohol in that person’s body, exceeds the prescribed limit: or
(2) That person has failed to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test when required to do so in pursuance of Paras 2 and 3 above, and the Service Police Officer has reasonable cause to suspect that he/she has alcohol in his/her body.
(3) But a person shall not be required to attend when he/she is a patient at a Hospital or Medical Centre.
(4) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to attend at a Service Police Station when required to do so under this paragraph commits a breach of this Order.
Any enquiries, please contact RMP.
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