s 37 Application for removal of information from identification database or DNA database
37.—(1) Subsection (2) applies where —(a) any identifying information has been taken from a volunteer under section 14 and recorded in the identification database; or (b) any body sample has been taken from a volunteer under section 23 or 26 or section 13D as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 6 of the Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Act 2022 and the DNA information derived from the body sample has been recorded in the DNA database. (2) The volunteer may apply, in the prescribed form and manner, to the Registrar to remove the identifying information or DNA information, or both, from the identification database or DNA database, as the case may be. (3) Subsection (4) applies to or in relation to an individual who is accused or convicted of an eligible crime or a registrable crime (called in this section a specified crime) 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 specified crime; (ii) the DNA information of the individual has been recorded in the DNA database in relation to the specified crime; and (b) any one of the following circumstances is met:(i) the specified crime is compounded under any written law; (ii) the individual is discharged by a court before conviction of the specified crime or of all the specified crimes (as the case may be) with which the individual has been charged (unless the discharge does not amount to an acquittal); (iii) the individual is acquitted of the specified crime or of all the specified crimes (as the case may be) with which the individual has been charged, whether or not at trial or on appeal or review. (4) The individual may apply, in the prescribed form and manner and within the prescribed time, to the Registrar to remove the individual’s identifying information or DNA information, or both, from the identification database or DNA database, as the case may be.[Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]