117(1)For section 18(3) of the 1995 Act (prints and samples) there shall be substituted the following subsection—S
“(3)Subject to subsection (4) below, all record of any relevant physical data taken from or provided by a person under subsection (2) above, all samples taken under subsection (6) below and all information derived from such samples shall be destroyed as soon as possible following a decision not to institute criminal proceedings against the person or on the conclusion of such proceedings otherwise than with a conviction or an order under section 246(3) of this Act.”
(2)The amendment made by sub-paragraph (1) above shall be deemed to have had effect from 1 August 1997.