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Section 4: Request for DNA samples from convicted persons

Dna Identification Act

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4. Request for DNA samples from convicted persons (1) The Commissioner of Police may require a convicted person to submit DNA samples for the purposes of forensic analysis. (2) Any person who fails to submit a DNA sample, when so required under subsection (1), shall commit an offence. (3) For the purposes of this section, a “convicted person” means a person who is convicted of a serious offence or has been at any time before the coming into force of this Act convicted of such an offence.

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