Criminals Registration Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part III · Taking of Finger Impressions, Photographs and Particulars
Section 9
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It is the duty of every person under arrest who has been accused of an offence, convicted of an offence or ordered to be banished, expelled or deported —
to submit to the taking of his finger impressions and photographs; and
to provide such registrable particulars and other particulars as may be required under this Act.
Where a person to whom subsection (1) applies refuses, without reasonable excuse, to submit to the taking of his finger impressions or photographs or to provide any registrable particulars or other particulars when lawfully required by an authorised officer —
registrable particulars
“registrable particulars” means — (a) particulars of any conviction, sentence, banishment, expulsion or deportation, and any name, description, photograph, or finger impression of, or any document relating to, any person so convicted, sentenced, banished, expelled or deported, as the case may be; (b) any other particulars; (c) particulars of any outstanding offence taken into consideration for the purposes of determining and passing sentence on any conviction for an offence;
he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or both; and
the authorised officer may, with such assistance as is required, use such force as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of taking the finger impressions or photograph of that person.
The authorised officer shall send a copy of such finger impressions, photographs and registrable particulars to the Registrar.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means — (a) a police officer; (b) an officer of customs as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006; (c) an Immigration Officer as defined in section 2 of the Immigration Act; (d) a prison officer as defined in section 2 of the Prisons Act; (e) an officer of any law enforcement agency in any case concerning an offence or alleged offence against any law which it is the function of that agency to enforce; and (f) any other person appointed in writing by the Commissioner of Police as an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof;
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Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means — (a) a police officer; (b) an officer of customs as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006; (c) an Immigration Officer as defined in section 2 of the Immigration Act; (d) a prison officer as defined in section 2 of the Prisons Act; (e) an officer of any law enforcement agency in any case concerning an offence or alleged offence against any law which it is the function of that agency to enforce; and (f) any other person appointed in writing by the Commissioner of Police as an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof;
other particulars
Defined · s 2“other particulars”, in relation to a person, means any particulars, information or description of that person, other than his registrable particulars, that may be relevant or useful in his identification;
photograph
Defined · s 2“photograph”, in relation to a person, includes the photograph of any distinguishing feature or mark on his body and an eye scan;
registrable particulars
Defined · s 2“registrable particulars” means — (a) particulars of any conviction, sentence, banishment, expulsion or deportation, and any name, description, photograph, or finger impression of, or any document relating to, any person so convicted, sentenced, banished, expelled or deported, as the case may be; (b) any other particulars; (c) particulars of any outstanding offence taken into consideration for the purposes of determining and passing sentence on any conviction for an offence;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Criminals, who shall be the Commissioner of Police.