# Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Paragraph 58


In section 63 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (which regulates the taking of non-intimate body samples)—
(a) after the subsection (8A) inserted by section 55 of this Act, there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(8B) If a non-intimate sample is taken from a person at a police station, whether with or without the appropriate consent—
(a) before the sample is taken, an officer shall inform him that it may be the subject of a speculative search; and
(b) the fact that the person has been informed of this possibility shall be recorded as soon as practicable after the sample has been taken.”; and
(b) in subsection (9), after the words “(8A)” there shall be inserted the words “ or (8B) ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/schedule/10/paragraph/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/schedule-10/paragraph-58
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