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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989/schedule-2A/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1989/1341",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
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  "number": "6",
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  "text": "(1) Where a person's fingerprints have been taken under Article 61 on two occasions in relation to any offence, he may not under this Schedule be required to attend a police station to have his fingerprints taken under that Article in relation to that offence on a subsequent occasion without the authorisation of an officer of at least the rank of inspector.\n(2) Where an authorisation is given under sub-paragraph (1) —\n(a) the fact of the authorisation, and\n(b) the reasons for giving it,\nshall be recorded as soon as practicable after it has been given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Sch. 2A inserted (prosp.) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 12(2), 59(1) (as amended (15.12 2011) by Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23), ss. 29(3), 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 6(3) (with Sch. 8))"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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