# The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Paragraph 6

Status: prospective

(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.
(2) Where an authorisation is given under sub-paragraph (1) —
(a) the fact of the authorisation, and
(b) the reasons for giving it,
shall be recorded as soon as practicable after it has been given.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1341/schedule/2A/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989/schedule-2A/paragraph-6
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