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Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Identification of Individuals
23. Taking body samples from volunteers
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Last amended by an amending law of 2022.
(1)
Subject to section 26, a DNA officer may take a body sample for forensic DNA analysis from an individual who voluntarily consents to the body sample being taken.
(2)
The DNA officer must send any body sample taken under subsection (1) to an authorised analyst for forensic DNA analysis.
body sample
Defined · s 13A
“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);