# The Police Service of Scotland (Special Constables) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 5: Transitional: fingerprints and samples

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(1) Regulation 9(1) of these Regulations does not apply to any transferred special constable whose fingerprints, samples or the information derived from samples have been transferred to the chief constable of the Police Service, unless the chief constable so requires in a particular case.
(2) Any fingerprints, samples or the information derived from samples taken in accordance with regulations 12 or 13 of the 2008 Regulations and transferred to the chief constable of the Police Service are to be treated as having been taken in accordance with regulation 9 of these Regulations and are to be retained, used and destroyed in accordance with regulation 9.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/43/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-special-constables-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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