Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Removal of Registrable Particulars, Identifying Information, Records and Dna Information from Register, Identification Database and Dna Database
39. Removal of identifying information or DNA information of individuals other than volunteers
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Where the Registrar receives an application from an individual in accordance with section 37(4), the Registrar must remove the individual’s identifying information or DNA information, or both, from the identification database or DNA database (as the case may be) unless the Registrar determines that any one or both of the following circumstances exist:
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Criminals appointed under section 3, and includes an Assistant Registrar of Criminals.
the individual’s identifying information or DNA information is relevant to another ongoing prosecution or investigation;
it is in the interests of the security of Singapore to retain the individual’s identifying information or DNA information.
Where the Registrar determines in accordance with subsection (1) not to remove the individual’s identifying information or DNA information from the identification database or DNA database (as the case may be), the Registrar must notify the individual of the Registrar’s determination and that the individual’s identifying information or DNA information will not be removed from the identification database or DNA database, as the case may be.
DNA information
“DNA information” means genetic information derived from the forensic DNA analysis of a body sample;