Institutional Burials Act 2022

Nominee of applicable person

53. (1) A Director shall, where an applicable person has at the time of giving a sample referred to in section 51 nominated one or 2 people whom the applicable person wishes to be notified of the outcome of a DNA profile comparison, maintain a written record of—

(a) each person who has consented to be a nominee of the applicable person, and

(b) if applicable, who the applicable person has specified to be his or her first and second nominee.

(2) A nominee may, by notice in writing to the Director, withdraw his or her consent to act as a nominee and, on receipt of the notice, the Director shall delete the written record referred to in subsection (1) in so far as it relates to that nominee and any personal data the Director holds relating to the nominee.

(3) On receipt of a notice under subsection (2), the Director shall notify the nominee of the deletion of the written record and personal data referred to in that subsection.