PART VQuestioning and Treatment of Persons by Police

65Part V-supplementary

In this Part of this Act—

" appropriate consent " means—

(a)

in relation to a person who has attained the age of 17 years, the consent of that person ;

(b)

in relation to a person who has not attained that age but has attained the age of 14 years, the consent of that person and his parent or guardian; and

(c)

in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 14 years, the consent of his parent or guardian;

" fingerprints " includes palm prints;

" intimate sample " means a sample of blood, semen or any other tissue fluid, urine, saliva or pubic hair, or a swab taken from a person's body orifice ;

" non-intimate sample " means—

(a)

a sample of hair other than pubic hair;

(b)

a sample taken from a nail or from under a nail;

(c)

a swab taken from any part of a person's body other than a body orifice ;

(d)

a footprint or a similar impression of any part of a person's body other than a part of his hand ;

" the terrorism provisions " means—

(a)

section 12(1) of the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984; and

(b)

any provision conferring a power of arrest or detention and contained in an order under section 13 of that Act; and

" terrorism" has the meaning assigned to it by section 14(1) of that Act.