s 166 Fingerprints and samples
(1) This section applies if a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest power and is detained at a police station. (2) Fingerprints may be taken from the person only if they are taken by a constable— (a) with the appropriate consent given in writing, or (b) without that consent, under subsection (4). (3) A non-intimate sample may be taken from the person only if it is taken by a constable— (a) with the appropriate consent given in writing, or (b) without that consent, under subsection (4). (4) Fingerprints or a non-intimate sample may be taken from the person without the appropriate consent only if a police officer of at least the rank of inspector authorises the fingerprints or sample to be taken.