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35.—(1) Article 64 of PACE (destruction of fingerprints and samples) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1A)—
(a)after “fingerprints” in both places where it occurs insert “ , impressions of footwear ”;
(b)for “or the conduct of a prosecution” substitute “ , the conduct of a prosecution or the identification of a deceased person or of the person from whom a body part came ”.
(3) In paragraph (1B) after “fingerprint” insert “ or an impression of footwear ”.
(4) After paragraph (1B) insert—
“(1BA) Fingerprints taken from a person by virtue of Article 61(6A) must be destroyed as soon as they have fulfilled the purpose for which they were taken.”.
(5) In paragraph (3) after “fingerprints” insert “ , impressions of footwear ”.
(6) In paragraph (3AA)—
(a)for “and fingerprints” substitute “ , fingerprints and impressions of footwear ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for “or, as the case may be, fingerprint” substitute “ , fingerprint or (as the case may be) an impression of footwear ”.
(7) In paragraph (3AB)—
(a)for “paragraph (3)” substitute “ paragraph (1BA) or (3) ”;
(b)after the first and third places “fingerprint” occurs insert “ , impression of footwear ”;
(c)after the second place “fingerprint” occurs insert “ , nor the impression of footwear, ”.
(8) In paragraph (3AC)—
(a)after “fingerprint” in each place where it occurs insert “ , impression of footwear ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (a), after “that” insert “ fingerprint, impression of footwear or ”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)that consent shall be treated as comprising a consent for the purposes of Article 63A(1C).”;
(d)at the end add the following new sentence— “ This paragraph does not apply to fingerprints taken from a person by virtue of Article 61(6A). ”.
(9) In paragraph (3AD), after “fingerprint” insert “ , impression of footwear ”.
(10) In paragraph (5), after “fingerprints” in each place where it occurs insert “ or impressions of footwear ”.
(11) In paragraph (6), after “fingerprints” insert “ or impressions of footwear ”.
(12) In paragraph (7), after “fingerprints” insert “ or impressions of footwear ”.
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