Part 4Police powers

CHAPTER 1Pre-charge bail

Release without bail or on bail

59Release without bail: fingerprinting and samples

1

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.

2

In section 61(5A) (fingerprinting of person arrested for a recordable offence) —

a

in paragraph (a) omit “in the case of a person who is on bail,”, and

b

in paragraph (b) omit “in any case,”.

3

In section 63(3ZA) (taking of non-intimate sample from person arrested for a recordable offence)—

a

in paragraph (a) omit “in the case of a person who is on bail,”, and

b

in paragraph (b) omit “in any case,”.