Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Identification Database
29. Maintaining identification database
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The Registrar must maintain an identification database in which must be recorded the following information and records:
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Criminals appointed under section 3, and includes an Assistant Registrar of Criminals.
any identifying information or record of an individual accused of an eligible crime or a registrable crime, sent to the Registrar under section 9(3);
crime
“crime” means any offence included for the time being in the First or Second Schedule;
any identifying information or record of an individual convicted of an eligible crime sent to the Registrar under section 10(3) or 11(7);
any identifying information or record of an individual arrested or detained under the Internal Security Act 1960, sent to the Registrar under section 13(3);
any identifying information and records of the identifying information of a volunteer sent to the Registrar under section 14(3);
volunteer
“volunteer” means a person who voluntarily gives his or her consent under section 13D for the taking of a body sample from him or her.
the information mentioned in section 34(2)(b);
any finger impression, photograph or record taken or made under section 8 as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of the Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Act 2022.
finger impression
“finger impression” includes palmar impressions, hand prints, finger prints, foot prints or toe prints;