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The Electronic Fingerprinting etc. Device Approval (Scotland) Order 2005

S.S.I. 2005/36 · Made 24 January 2005

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POLICE

Made 24th January 2005

Coming into force 14th February 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 18(7B) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 46; section 18(7B) was inserted by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48), section 47(1)(d). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 48).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Device Approved
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Electronic Fingerprinting etc. Device Approval (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 14th February 2005.

2Device Approved

For the purpose of creating such records as are mentioned in paragraph (d) of section 18(7A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (record of a person’s skin on an external part of the body), the device known as the Smiths Heimann Biometric Device LS1 LITE U CE is hereby approved.

Signature

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

24th January 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Electronic Fingerprinting etc Device Approval (Scotland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1939) approved the device known as the Digital Biometrics Incorporation (DBI) Tenprinter 1133S, with palmprint option, for the purpose of creating such records as are mentioned in paragraph (d) of section 18(7A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.

This Order approves the additional device known as the Smiths Heimann Biometric Device LS1 LITE U CE for the purpose of creating such records as are mentioned in paragraph (d) of section 18(7A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (records of a person’s skin on an external part of the body).