Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 70
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Open the official texts 70Interpretation, re sections 68 and 69
In sections 68 and 69 -
"appropriate consent" means -
in relation to a person who is mukalluL his consent in writing; or
in relation to a person who is mumaiyiz but has not attained the age of mukallaf; the consent in writing of both that person and of his parent or guardian, given to the Religious Enforcement Officer or police oficer in charge of the case after the person concerned or his parent or guardian, as the case may be, has been informed by the Religious
Enforcement Officer or police oficer of the purpose for which a body sample is required and the manner by which it is to be taken;
"body sample" means -
a sample of head hair, including the roots thereof;
a sample taken from a nail or from under a nail;
a swab taken from any part, other than a private part, of a a person's body but not any other body orifice;
a swab taken from a person's mouth;
saliva;
#,I an impression of any part of a person's body other than an impression of a private part or an impression of the face;
an intimate sample. being a body sample that is obtained by means of any invasive procedure;
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"intimate sample" means -
a sample of blood, semen or any other tissue fluid, urine or hair other than head hair;
a dental impression; or
a swab taken from a private part of a person's body or from a person's body orifice other than the mouth;
"private part", in relation to a person's body, means the genital or anal area and includes the breasts in the case of a woman.