An Act to amend the law relating to the proceedings of criminal courts, including the law relating to evidence, and to the qualification of jurors, in such proceedings and to appeals in criminal cases; to reform existing methods and provide new methods of dealing with offenders; to make further provision for the treatment of offenders, the management of prisons and other institutions and the arrest of offenders unlawfully at large; to make further provision with respect to legal aid and advice in criminal proceedings; to amend the law relating to firearms and ammunition; to alter the penalties which may be imposed for certain offences; and for connected purposes.
1978-06-01
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Part I Criminal Procedure, etc.
Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence, procedure and trial
33 Taking and use of finger-prints and palm-prints.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1in section 39 of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1948 (proof of previous convictions by finger-print) any reference to finger-prints shall be construed as including a reference to palm-prints.