# Terrorism Act 2000, Paragraph 20

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to the modifications specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), section 18 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (procedure for taking certain prints and samples) shall apply to a person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 at a police station in Scotland as it applies to a person arrested ....
(2) Subject to subsection (2A), a constable may take from a detained person or require a detained person to provide relevant physical data only if—
(a) in the case of a person detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, he reasonably suspects that the person has been involved in an offence under any of the provisions mentioned in section 40(1)(a) of that Act and he reasonably believes that the relevant physical data will tend to confirm or disprove his involvement; or
(b) in any case, he is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in order to assist in determining whether the person falls within section 40(1)(b).
(2A) A constable may also take fingerprints from a detained person or require him to provide them if—
(a) he is satisfied that the fingerprints of that person will facilitate the ascertainment of that person’s identity; and
(b) that person has refused to identify himself or the constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that that person is not who he claims to be.
(2B) In this section references to ascertaining a person’s identity include references to showing that he is not a particular person.’
(3) Subsections (3) to (5) shall not apply, ...
(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/8/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/schedule-8/paragraph-20
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