PART 4

POLICE INVESTIGATORY AND OTHER POWERS
CHAPTER 4

TAKING OF PRINTS AND SAMPLES FROM CERTAIN CHILDREN

Limitation on taking of prints and samples

Key definitions
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1
In this Chapter, the following expressions have the meanings given in this section.
2
“Relevant physical data” means any—
a
fingerprint,
b
palm print,
c
print or impression, other than those mentioned in paragraph (a) and (b), of an external part of the body,
d
record of a person’s skin on an external part of the body created by an approved device,
e
dental impression,
f
photograph of a person.
3
“Relevant sample” means—
a
a sample of hair, including pubic hair, or other material from an external part of the body taken by means of cutting, combing or plucking,
b
a sample of nail or other material from a fingernail or toenail or from under any such nail,
c
a sample of saliva or other material taken by means of swabbing the inside of the mouth,
d
a sample, other than those mentioned in paragraph (c), of blood or other body fluid, of urine, of body tissue or of other material taken by any means (including by swabbing a bodily orifice other than the mouth).
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“Intimate sample” means—
a
a sample of blood, semen, or any other tissue fluid, urine or pubic hair,
b
a dental impression,
c
a sample of any material taken by means of swabbing any part of a person’s genitals (including pubic hair) or from a bodily orifice other than the mouth.
5
In subsection (2)(d), an “approved device” is a device approved by the Scottish Ministers by order under section 18(7B) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 for the purposes of section 18(7A)(d) of that Act.
6
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify the definitions of “relevant physical data”, “relevant sample” and “intimate sample”.