# Terrorism Act 2000, Paragraph 20J

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

In paragraphs 20A to 20I—
“DNA profile” means any information derived from a DNA sample;
“DNA sample” means any material that has come from a human body and consists of or includes human cells;
“fingerprints” has the meaning given by section 65(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Part 5 definitions);
“paragraph 20A material” has the meaning given by paragraph 20A(2);
“police force” means any of the following—
(a)the metropolitan police force;
(b)a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (police forces in England and Wales outside London);
(c)the City of London police force;
(d) the Police Service of Scotland;
(e)the Scottish Police Authority;
(f)the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(g)the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;
(h)the Ministry of Defence Police;
(i)the Royal Navy Police;
(j)the Royal Military Police;
(k)the Royal Air Force Police;
(l)the British Transport Police;
and references to a police force are to be read as including the tri-service serious crime unit (as described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006);
“recordable offence” has—
(a)in relation to a conviction in England and Wales, the meaning given by section 118(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, and
(b)in relation to a conviction in Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;
“relevant physical data” has the meaning given by section 18(7A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
“responsible chief officer of police” means, in relation to fingerprints or samples taken in England or Wales, or a DNA profile derived from a sample so taken, the chief officer of police for the police area—
(a)in which the material concerned was taken, or
(b)in the case of a DNA profile, in which the sample from which the DNA profile was derived was taken;
“responsible chief officer of police” means, in relation to relevant physical data or samples taken or provided in Scotland, or a DNA profile derived from a sample so taken or provided, the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland —
(a)in which the material concerned was taken or provided, or
(b)in the case of a DNA profile, in which the sample from which the DNA profile was derived was taken;
“responsible chief officer of police” means, in relation to fingerprints or samples taken in Northern Ireland, or a DNA profile derived from a sample so taken, the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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