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Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
90Destruction of certain forensic material obtained by court
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90 Destruction of certain forensic material obtained by court
order
(1) If an interim order for the carrying out of a forensic procedure made
under section 41 (Interim order for immediate carrying out of forensic
procedure) is disallowed after the forensic procedure is carried out,
an investigating police officer must ensure that—
(a) any forensic material obtained because of the carrying out of the
procedure is destroyed as soon as practicable after the
disallowance; and
(b) a copy of the results of any analysis of the forensic material is
made available to the suspect.
Note Pt 2.14 contains provisions about making copies of material available to
the suspect.
(2) If an order for the carrying out of a forensic procedure made under
section 83 (Circumstances in which magistrate may order carrying
out of forensic procedure on child or incapable person) or for the
retention of forensic material under section 84 (Retention of forensic
material etc by order of magistrate) states a period for which forensic
material obtained because of the carrying out of the procedure may
be retained, the forensic material must be destroyed as soon as
practicable after the end of the period.
Destruction of forensic material Part 2.10