Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 8, 9 and 10
Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Finger impressions, photographs and particulars of person under arrest
8. Any authorised officer may —
take or cause to be taken the finger impressions and photographs of any person under arrest who is accused of any crime;
make or cause to be made a record of the registrable particulars and any other particulars of such person; and
send any finger impression, photograph or record so taken or made to the Registrar for identification and report.Finger impressions, photographs and particulars of convicted person
9. When a person has been convicted of a crime, the authorised officer in charge of the case shall —
take or cause to be taken the finger impressions and photographs of the person so convicted;
make or cause to be made a record of —
the particulars of the conviction and the sentence or order made in respect of that person; and
any other particulars of that person as the authorised officer thinks necessary; and
send a copy of the finger impression, photograph and record so taken or made to the Registrar.Acquittal or discharge of person from whom finger impressions, etc., taken under section 810. Where the finger impressions, photographs and registrable particulars of a person have been sent to the Registrar under section 8(c) for identification and report and that person is subsequently acquitted or discharged without a conviction being recorded against him —
the authorised officer in charge of the case shall immediately inform the Registrar of the acquittal or discharge; and
the Registrar shall cause the finger impressions, photographs and registrable particulars that he had received in respect of that person under section 8(c) to be destroyed.”.