Designation and retention of biometric material3

1

The following collections of biometric material are designated for the purposes of section 35 of the Act—

a

biometric material taken in Northern Ireland, and

b

biometric material taken in England and Wales or Scotland from persons who were arrested for, or convicted of, an offence under any of the following Acts during the period beginning with 1st January 1966 and ending with 10th April 1998—

i

the Explosive Substances Act 18834;

ii

the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 19745;

iii

the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 19766;

iv

the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 19847, and

v

the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 19898.

2

Where the destruction provisions9 would otherwise require biometric material in the collections designated under paragraph (1) to be destroyed, that material—

a

must not be destroyed in accordance with those provisions, and

b

must be retained until it is destroyed in accordance with these Regulations.