Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Registration of Criminals (DNA Database, Identification Database and Register) Rules 2023
Regulation 6
Prescribed purposes under section 32(h) of Act
For the purposes of section 32(h) of the Act, the prescribed purposes for which any information stored in the DNA database may be used are as follows:
for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an investigation of an offence, conducted by an officer of the Bureau as defined in section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;
for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an investigation of an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 or the Penal Code 1871, conducted by a military policeman serving as an investigating officer under section 177(b) of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;
for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an inquiry into any matter relevant to the making of any order, or the giving of any direction, by the President or Minister (as the case may be) under section 8 of the Internal Security Act 1960, conducted by a person designated by the Minister as an intelligence officer under section 65(4) of the Police Force Act 2004.