Extradition Act 2003

166Fingerprints and samples

(1)This section applies if a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest power and is detained at a police station.

(2)Fingerprints may be taken from the person only if they are taken by a constable—

(a)with the appropriate consent given in writing, or

(b)without that consent, under subsection (4).

(3)A non-intimate sample may be taken from the person only if it is taken by a constable—

(a)with the appropriate consent given in writing, or

(b)without that consent, under subsection (4).

(4)Fingerprints or a non-intimate sample may be taken from the person without the appropriate consent only if a police officer of at least the rank of inspector authorises the fingerprints or sample to be taken.