Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014
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Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1984 | ||
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104. Section 9 of the Act of 1984 is amended by— | ||
(a) the substitution of “Sections 5, 6A, 18, 19 and 19A, subsections (8), (8A) and (8B) of section 4 and subsections (1A), (2) and (3) of section 6” for “Sections 4(8), 4(8A), 4(8B), 5, 6(2), 6(3), 6A, 18, 19 and 19A”, | ||
(b) the designation of that section (as amended by paragraph (a)) as subsection (1), and | ||
(c) the addition of the following subsection: | ||
“(2) Sections 8 to 8I shall, with the following and any other necessary modifications, apply to fingerprints, palm prints and photographs, as may be appropriate, taken from or of a person pursuant to section 30 of the Act of 1939 or section 7 of the Criminal Law Act 1976 as they apply to fingerprints, palm prints and photographs taken from or of a person pursuant to section 6 or 6A: | ||
(a) references to an offence to which section 4 applies shall be construed as references to an offence to which section 4 applies or an offence in connection with which a person may be arrested and detained under section 30 of the Act of 1939; | ||
(b) references to section 6 or 6A shall be construed as references to section 30 of the Act of 1939 and section 7 of the Criminal Law Act 1976 ; and | ||
(c) references to the detention of the person under section 4 shall be construed as references to the detention of the person under section 30 of the Act of 1939.”. |