(1)A person whose home address is in England or Wales gives a notification under section 9(1), (3) or (4) by—
(a)attending at a police station in the person’s local police area, and
(b)giving an oral notification to a police officer, or to any person authorised for the purpose by the officer in charge of the station.
(2)A person who does not have a home address in England or Wales gives a notification under section 9(1), (3) or (4) by—
(a)attending at a police station in the local police area in which the magistrates’ court which last made a stalking protection order or an interim stalking protection order in respect of the person is situated, and
(b)giving an oral notification to a police officer, or to any person authorised for the purpose by the officer in charge of the station.
(3)In relation to a person giving a notification under section 9(4), the references in subsections (1) and (2) to the person’s home address are references to—
(a)the person’s new home address if the person gives the notification after changing home address, or
(b)the person’s old home address if the person gives the notification before changing home address.
(4)A notification given in accordance with this section must be acknowledged—
(a)in writing, and
(b)in such form as the Secretary of State may direct.
(5)When a person gives notification under section 9(1), (3) or (4), the person must, if requested to do so by the police officer or person mentioned in subsection (1)(b), allow that officer or person to—
(a)take the person’s fingerprints,
(b)photograph any part of the person, or
(c)do both of these things.
(6)The power in subsection (5) is exercisable for the purpose of verifying the identity of the person.