8Fingerprints to be furnished

#### 8 Fingerprints to be furnished 8 Fingerprints to be furnished > > (1) The Chief Commissioner may require an officer of the Commission, or an applicant for a position as an officer of the Commission, to furnish to the Chief Commissioner an imprint of the officer’s or applicant’s fingerprints. > > > (2) If the officer or applicant is a company or partnership engaged or to be engaged under section 104B of the Act, the Chief Commissioner may require the officer or applicant to furnish to the Chief Commissioner an imprint of the fingerprints of— > > > > > (a) any specified associate of the company, or > > > > > (b) any specified associate of a partner in the partnership. > > > (3) Fingerprint imprints obtained by the Commission from an applicant, or an associate of an applicant, are to be destroyed within 6 months after the application is determined unless, within that time, the applicant becomes an officer of the Commission. > > > (4) Fingerprint imprints obtained by the Commission from an officer, or an associate of an officer, are to be destroyed within 6 months after the officer ceases to be an officer. > > > (5) In the case of an officer— > > > > > (a) who is under investigation by the Commission when the officer ceases to be an officer, or > > > > > (b) who becomes subject to such an investigation within 6 months after ceasing to be an officer, > > > > the Commission may retain the fingerprint imprints of the officer, or of any associate of the officer, for such further period as is necessary to complete the investigation and any legal proceedings arising from the investigation.