Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

65 Part 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 [1984 c. 8.] Prevention 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.