s 8 Interpretation of this Part
8. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“appropriate consent” means —(a) in relation to an individual who has attained 16 years of age — the written consent of the individual; (b) in relation to an individual who has not attained 16 years of age but has attained 14 years of age — the written consent of both the individual and the individual’s parent or guardian; and (c) in relation to an individual who has not attained 14 years of age — the written consent of the individual’s parent or guardian, given to an authorised officer after the individual concerned or the individual’s parent or guardian (as the case may be) has been informed by the authorised officer of the purpose for which and the manner by which any identifying information or a body sample is to be taken from the individual; “authorised analyst” means —(a) a forensic specialist; or (b) a person appointed by the Commissioner of Police to be an analyst for the purposes of this Part; “invasive sample” means any body sample that is obtained by means of any invasive procedure and includes a sample of blood; “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and includes a dentist registered under the Dental Registration Act 1999 or any corresponding previous written law.[Act 26 of 2022 wef 12/06/2023]