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15.—(1) An offender gives a notification to the police under paragraph 10(1), 11(1), 12(1) or 13(2) or (6) by—
(a)attending at any police station in Northern Ireland prescribed by regulations under section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and
(b)giving an oral notification to any police officer, or to any person authorised for the purpose by the officer in charge of the station.
(2) Any notification given in accordance with this paragraph must be acknowledged; and the acknowledgement must be—
(a)in writing, and
(b)in such form as the Department may direct.
(3) Where a notification is given under paragraph 10(1), 11(1), 12(1) or 13(2) or (6), the offender must, if requested to do so by the police officer or other person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b), allow that officer or person to—
(a)take the offender’s fingerprints,
(b)photograph any part of the offender, or
(c)do both of those things,
in order to verify the offender's identity.
(4) Fingerprints taken from a person under this paragraph (and any copies of those fingerprints) must be destroyed no later than the date on which the offender ceases to be subject to notification requirements.
(5) Photographs taken of any part of the offender under this paragraph (and any copies of such photographs) must be destroyed no later than the date on which the offender ceases to be subject to notification requirements.
(6) In this paragraph “photograph” includes any process by means of which an image may be produced.
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