# National Security Act 2023, Paragraph 9: Retention of paragraph 6 material

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This paragraph applies to paragraph 6 material taken from, or provided by, an individual—
(a) who has been convicted of a recordable offence (other than a single exempt conviction) or of an offence in Scotland which is punishable by imprisonment, or
(b) who is so convicted before the end of the period within which the material may be retained by virtue of paragraph 8.
(2) The material may be retained indefinitely.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/12/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-12/paragraph-9
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