Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · General
27B. Further provisions for taking of body samples
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For the purposes of section 27A(1)(c), a body sample may only be taken by —
body sample
“body sample” means —(a)a sample of blood;(b)a sample of head hair, including the roots thereof;(c)a swab taken from a person’s mouth; or(d)such other sample as may be prescribed under subsection (2);
a registered medical practitioner;
a police officer or officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau who has received training for the purpose; or
any other suitably qualified or trained person who is duly appointed in writing by the Commissioner of Police as an authorised person for the purpose.
Before taking any body sample, the person authorised by subsection (1) to take the sample must satisfy himself that the taking of the sample does not endanger the person from whom the sample is to be taken.
The fact that a body sample has been taken for the purposes of section 27A shall be recorded by the person who took the sample in such form or manner as may be required by the Commissioner of Police.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Labour, and includes any Deputy or Assistant Commissioner for Labour;
Every body sample taken for the purposes of section 27A shall be sent to an authorised analyst for forensic DNA analysis.