§ 40E — Interpretation of this Division

40E. In this Division —“accused person” means any person who has been concerned in an offence or is reasonably suspected of having been involved in one, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received of the person having been so concerned or involved;

“body sample” includes any of the following:(a)

a sample of blood;

(b)

a sample of head hair, including the roots of the head hair;

(c)

a sample of a fingernail or toenail or any substance from under a fingernail or toenail;

(d)

a sample of urine;

(e)

a sample of saliva;

(f)

a sample taken from any body part of an individual by way of a swab or other sampling means;

“forensic medical examination” or “FME”, in relation to any individual, means any one or more of the following:(a)

a physical medical examination of the individual;

(b)

the taking of a body sample from the individual;

(c)

the taking of a photograph of any body part of the individual;

(d)

the taking of an impression or cast of a wound from any external body part of the individual;

“forensic specialist” means a person appointed under section 65A of the Police Force Act 2004, or any other person who is authorised in writing by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of this Division;

“intimate part” means —(a)

an individual’s genital or anal region; or

(b)

the breasts of a woman;

“invasive sample” means any body sample that is obtained by means of any invasive procedure and includes a sample of blood;

“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

“nurse” means a registered nurse or enrolled nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;

“photograph” includes a digital image and a moving visual record.[Act 5 of 2024 wef 26/05/2025]