Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)

Part VII U.K. Power To Arrest, Search and Fingerprint

Fingerprinting U.K.

[F1 144A Use and retention of fingerprints etc. U.K.

(1) Section 8 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (power to make regulations about use and retention of biometric information) applies to—

(a) fingerprints taken by virtue of section 141, and

(b) biometric information taken by virtue of regulations under section 144,

as it applies to biometric information provided in accordance with regulations under section 5(1) of that Act.

(2) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(a) must require fingerprints taken from a person (“F”) by virtue of section 141(7)(f) to be destroyed when fingerprints taken from the person [F2 of whose family F is a member or] whose dependant F is are destroyed.

(3) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(b) must make equivalent provision in relation to biometric information taken by virtue of any provision of regulations under section 144 which is equivalent to section 141(7)(f).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 144A inserted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 14(2), 75(3); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(m)

F2 Words in s. 144A(2) inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), ss. 57(11), 94(1); S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(j)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 144A extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 1A