SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3AMENDMENTS: FINGERPRINTS, DNA PROFILES, ETC.
The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 12)
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1
Article 53 (interpretation of Part 6) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) at the appropriate places in alphabetical order insert—
“Article 63B material” means fingerprints or DNA profiles to which Article 63B applies;
“DNA profile” means any information derived from a DNA sample;
“DNA sample means any material which—
- a
has been taken by the police from a person—
- i
under a power conferred by Article 62 or 63; or
- ii
with the consent of that person, in connection with the investigation of an offence by the police;
- b
consists of or includes human cells; and
- c
was taken for the purpose of deriving a DNA profile from it.
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After paragraph (3) insert—
3A
In paragraph (3) the reference to the destruction of a sample does not include a reference to the destruction of a sample under Article 63P (requirement to destroy samples).
3B
Any reference in Articles 63D, 63E, 63N or 63R to a person being charged with an offence includes a reference to a person being informed that the person will be reported for an offence.