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THE IDENTIFICATION OF PRISONERS ACT, 1920
(ACT NO. XXXIII OF 1920). |
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An Act to authorize the taking of measurements and photographs of convicts and others.
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WHEREAS it is expedient to authorize the taking of measurements and photographs of convicts and others; It is hereby enacted as follows:- |
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SECTIONS |
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1.Short title and extent
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2.Definitions
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3.Taking of measurements, etc., of convicted persons
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4.Taking of measurements, etc., of non-convicted persons
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5.Power of Magistrate to order a person to be measured or photographed
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6.Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc.
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7.Destruction of photographs and records of measurements, etc., on acquittal
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8.Power to make rules
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9.Bar of suits
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Copyright © 2010,
Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Ministry of Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs |
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