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54Persons authorised to take intimate samples from persons in police detention
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(1)For subsection (9) of section 62 of the 1984 Act (persons who may take intimate samples) there shall be substituted—
“(9)In the case of an intimate sample which is a dental impression, the sample may be taken from a person only by a registered dentist.
(9A)In the case of any other form of intimate sample, except in the case of a sample of urine, the sample may be taken from a person only by—
(a)a registered medical practitioner; or
(b)a registered health care professional.”
(2)In section 65 of the 1984 Act (interpretation of Part 5 of that Act), in subsection (1) after the definition of “registered dentist” there shall be inserted—
““registered health care professional” means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is—
(a)a registered nurse; or
(b)a registered member of a health care profession which is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State;”.
(3)After that subsection, there shall be inserted—
“(1A)A health care profession is any profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) other than the profession of practising medicine and the profession of nursing.
(1B)An order under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
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