The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 No. 1341 (NI. 12)

SCHEDULES

Prospective

[F1 SCHEDULE 2A N.I. Fingerprinting and samples: power to require attendance at police station

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (prosp.) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 12(2), 59(1) (as amended (15.12 2011) by Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23), ss. 29(3), 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 6(3) (with Sch. 8))

Part 1 N.I. Fingerprinting

Persons arrested and released N.I.

1— (1) A constable may require a person to attend a police station for the purpose of taking his fingerprints under Article 61(5A). N.I.

(2) The power under sub-paragraph (1) may not be exercised in a case falling within Article 61(5A)(b) (fingerprints taken on previous occasion insufficient etc) after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which the appropriate officer was informed that Article 61(4A)(a) or (b) applied.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2) “appropriate officer” means the officer investigating the offence for which the person was arrested.]