| Certificate of
qualified
technician
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31.1 On completion of the taking of the
samples of blood from the person pursuant to
the warrant issued under section 31.04, the
qualified technician shall give to the qualified
medical practitioner who caused him to take
the samples and to the peace officer
responsible for executing the warrant, or to
another peace officer in his stead, a copy of a
certificate stating
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(a) that the qualified technician took the
samples of blood;
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(b) the time and place where the samples of
blood were taken; and
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(c) that the blood samples were taken
directly from the person mentioned in the
warrant.
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| Duty of
analyst
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31.11 On completion of the analysis of the
samples of the blood of a person pursuant to
the warrant issued under section 31.04, the
analyst shall give to the peace officer
responsible for executing the warrant, or to
another peace officer in his stead, and to the
qualified medical practitioner referred to in
section 31.09 a copy of a certificate containing
the results of his analysis.
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| Duty of peace
officer
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31.12 As soon as the peace officer receives
the certificate from the qualified medical
practitioner, the certificate from the analyst
and, if appropriate, the certificate from the
qualified technician, he shall cause copies to
be sent to the applicant and to the person from
whom the samples of blood were taken.
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| Analysis
prohibited
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31.13 A sample of blood taken from a
person pursuant to a warrant issued under
section 31.04 shall not be analysed for any
purpose other than the purpose specified in the
warrant.
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| Use
prohibited
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31.14 The samples of the blood of a person
obtained pursuant to a warrant issued under
section 31.04 shall not be used for any purpose
other than the purpose for which they were
obtained.
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| Offence and
penalty
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31.15 Every one who contravenes section
31.13 or 31.14 commits an offence punishable
on summary conviction.
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| Prohibition
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31.16 No certificate covered by this Act
shall be received in evidence
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(a) in a civil proceeding; or
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(b) in a criminal proceeding except in a
proceeding under section 31.08.
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