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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-criminal-court-act-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2001/17",
  "legislation_title": "International Criminal Court Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-criminal-court-act-2001",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Taking of evidence without consent",
  "text": "(1) A constable may, if authorised by an officer of the rank of superintendent or above, take the necessary identification evidence without consent.\n(2) An officer may give an authorisation under sub-paragraph (1) orally or in writing, but if he gives it orally he shall confirm it in writing as soon as is reasonably practicable.\n(3) Before fingerprints or a sample are taken from a person upon an authorisation given under sub-paragraph (1), he shall be informed that the authorisation has been given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2010/17",
      "affecting_title": "Crime and Security Act 2010"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17/schedule/4/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:59.444920+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}