Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

Part 3 U.K. Police powers etc.

Intimate samples E+W

119 Intimate samples E+W

(1) Section 65 of PACE (which defines certain terms for the purposes of Part 5 of that Act) is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “intimate sample”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) a swab taken from any part of a person's genitals (including pubic hair) or from a person's body orifice other than the mouth;”.

(3) In the definition of “non-intimate sample”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) a swab taken from any part of a person's body other than a part from which a swab taken would be an intimate sample;”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 119 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(g)