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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

Miscellaneous provisions - Procedural and evidential provisions

64: Translation of notices

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"Notices must be translated if someone's first language is not English"

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If you need to give someone a notice, it must be in a special form. You can give them a translated version if their first language is not English. The translation must be accurate and in their preferred language. If they agree to give a bodily sample, they can sign the translated notice.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Procedural and evidential provisions

64Translation of notices

  1. Where—

  2. a notice in the prescribed form is required by section 6(2)(a), 8(2)(a), 24E(a), 24N, 30(2)(a), or 33(b) to be given to any person; and
    1. the first or preferred language of that person is other than English,—
        1. then—
      1. it shall be sufficient compliance with that requirement if the notice given to that person is an accurate translation of the prescribed form in the first or preferred language of that person; and
        1. it shall be sufficient compliance with the requirements of section 9(2) or, as the case requires, section 24G(2) or section 34(2) if that person’s consent to the taking of a bodily sample is signified on the notice so given to that person.

          Notes
          • Section 64(a): amended, on , by section 23 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 46).
          • Section 64(a): amended, on , by section 40(1) of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).
          • Section 64(d): amended, on , by section 6 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).
          • Section 64(d): amended, on , by section 40(2) of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).