Criminals Registration Act · s 8

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s 8

Where the finger impressions, photographs and a record of registrable particulars of a person have been sent to the Registrar under section 6(c) and that person is subsequently acquitted or discharged without a conviction being recorded against him —

Criminals Registration

(a)

the authorised officer in charge of the case shall immediately inform the Registrar of the acquittal or discharge; and

(b)

the Registrar shall cause such finger impressions, photographs and record to be destroyed:

Provided that this section does not apply to a person who —

(i)

has been lawfully ordered to leave

Brunei

Darussalam;

(ii)

is prohibited from entering Brunei Darussalam; or

(iii)

has been arrested in pursuance of any order of detention made under any written law.

Duty to submit to taking of finger impressions and photographs.