Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Registration of Criminals Act 1949

Section 10

Acquittal or discharge of person from whom finger impressions, etc., taken under section 8

Amended by45/2002

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 or her —

(a)

the authorised officer in charge of the case must immediately inform the Registrar of the acquittal or discharge; and

(b)

the Registrar must cause the finger impressions, photographs and registrable particulars that he or she had received in respect of that person under section 8(c) to be destroyed.

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