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Section 9: Taking fingerprints without consent

Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Section 61 of the 1984 Act (fingerprinting) is amended as follows.

For subsections (3) and (4) (taking of fingerprints without appropriate consent) there is substituted—

In subsection (3A) (disregard of incomplete or unsatisfactory fingerprints) for the words from the beginning to "subsection (3) above" there is substituted ." Where a person mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) or (4) has already had his fingerprints taken in the course of the investigation of the offence by the police "

In subsection (5) (authorisation to be given or confirmed in writing) for "subsection (3)(a) or (4A)" there is substituted ." subsection (4A) "

In subsection (7) (reasons for taking of fingerprints without consent) for "subsection (3) or (6)" there is substituted ." subsection (3), (4) or (6) "

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