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← Registration of Criminals Act 1949

Registration of Criminals Act 1949 s 35

s 35 Individuals not involved in commission of eligible crime or registrable crime

35.—(1) This section applies to or in relation to an individual who is accused of an eligible crime or a registrable crime. (2) Where —(a) either or both of the following are satisfied:(i) the identifying information or records of the individual have been recorded in the identification database in relation to the eligible crime or registrable crime; (ii) the DNA information of the individual has been recorded in the DNA database in relation to the eligible crime or registrable crime; and (b) investigations reveal that the individual is not involved in the commission of the eligible crime or registrable crime, the authorised officer in charge of the case must, as soon as practicable, notify the Registrar of the findings of the investigations. (3) The Registrar must, on receiving the notice from the authorised officer mentioned in subsection (2) —(a) remove the identifying information and records of the individual (if any) from the identification database; and (b) remove the DNA information of the individual (if any) from the DNA database.[Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]

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