Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Identification of Individuals
25. Reasonable force to take body samples other than invasive samples
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If an individual mentioned in section 19(1), 20(1), 21(1) or 22(1) —
refuses to give a body sample that is not an invasive sample;
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);
refuses to allow a body sample that is not an invasive sample to be taken from him or her; or
otherwise hinders or obstructs the taking of a body sample that is not an invasive sample from him or her,a DNA officer may, with such assistance as is required, use such force as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of taking that body sample.