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← Registration of Criminals Act 1949

Registration of Criminals Act 1949 s 32

s 32 Use of DNA information

32. Any information stored in the DNA database may be used for any of the following purposes:(a) for administering the DNA database for the purposes of this Act; (b) for any investigation into a death conducted by a police officer, a Coroner or a forensic pathologist (including a post-mortem examination) or any inquiry into any death held by a Coroner, under the Coroners Act 2010; (c) for any proceedings for any offence; (d) for comparison with DNA information in the DNA database maintained under —(i) section 27C of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955; (ii) section 26D of the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987; or (iii) section 40D of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973; (e) for forensic comparison with any other DNA information in the course of an investigation of an offence conducted by a police officer; (f) for identifying a dead individual or any part of an individual; (g) for identifying an individual in order to provide police assistance to the individual; (h) for such other purposes as may be prescribed.[Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]

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