# The Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, Article 33: Non-intimate samples

Extent: N.I.

(1) Article 63 of PACE (non-intimate samples) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)(b) for “superintendent” substitute “ inspector ”.
(3) After paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) An officer shall not give an authorisation under paragraph (3) for the taking from any person of a non-intimate sample consisting of a skin impression if—
(a) a skin impression of the same part of the body has already been taken from that person in the course of the investigation of the offence; and
(b) the impression previously taken is not one that has proved insufficient.”.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2007/288/article/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-amendment-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-33
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