{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/schedule-2A/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/schedule-2A/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/60",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984",
  "path": "schedule/2A/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A constable may require a person to attend a police station for the purpose of taking his fingerprints under section 61(5B).\n(2) The power under sub-paragraph (1) above may not be exercised after the end of the period of six months beginning with—\n(a) in a case falling within section 61(5B)(a) (fingerprints not taken previously), the day on which the person was charged or informed that he would be reported, or\n(b) in a case falling within section 61(5B)(b)(i) (fingerprints taken on previous occasion insufficient etc ), the day on which the appropriate officer was informed that section 61(3A)(a) or (b) applied. , or\n(c) in a case falling within section 61(5B)(b)(ii) (fingerprints destroyed where investigation interrupted), the day on which the investigation was resumed.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2)(b) above “ appropriate officer ” means the officer investigating the offence for which the person was charged or informed that he would be reported.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2A inserted (E.W.) (7.3.2011 except for the insertion of Sch. 2A paras. 4, 12) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 6(2), 59(1); S.I. 2011/414, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(b) substituted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 86(3)(a) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(c) and word inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 86(3)(b) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/schedule/2A/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:58.179601+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."
}