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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

Taking bodily sample from person arrested or intended to be charged with imprisonable offence or offence listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1

24N: Form and content of notice

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"What a notice about a bodily sample must include"

Illustration for Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

When you get a notice under section 24M, it must be in a special form. You will see it has certain information, like the offence that triggered it. It also explains what sections 24P and 24R mean. The notice tells you about the rules for taking a bodily sample, as stated in sections 48A, 49, 49A, 50A, and 54A. It also explains how the sample will be analysed and the results shared, as stated in sections 55, 56, and 56A. You will see a statement about what section 26(ab) and (ac) means. The notice has information about what happens to the sample and any results, as stated in section 60A. It may also have other details that are required by law.

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Part 2BTaking bodily sample from person arrested or intended to be charged with imprisonable offence or offence listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1

24NForm and content of notice

  1. A notice given under section 24M—

  2. must be in the prescribed form; and
    1. must contain the following particulars:
      1. a reference to the triggering offence:
        1. a statement of the effect of sections 24P and 24R:
          1. a summary of the provisions of sections 48A, 49, 49A, 50A, and 54A relating to the procedure for taking the sample:
            1. a summary of the provisions of sections 55, 56, and 56A relating to the procedures for the analysis of the sample and the disclosure of the results of the analysis:
              1. a statement of the effect of section 26(ab) and (ac):
                1. a reference to the provisions of section 60A relating to the destruction of the sample and of any information derived from any analysis of the sample:
                  1. any other particulars that may be prescribed.

                  Notes
                  • Section 24N: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 46).