sec.489Power to analyse etc. DNA samples

### sec.489 Power to analyse etc. DNA samples It is lawful for a police officer or a person acting under a DNA arrangement— to perform a DNA analysis of a DNA sample taken under this chapter or received from a declared agency; and to perform any further analysis of a DNA sample that may be reasonably necessary for ensuring the accuracy of an earlier analysis; and to keep a DNA sample and the results of a DNA analysis of the sample until they are required under this part to be destroyed; and to take the steps reasonably necessary to ensure the results of the analysis are included in QDNA; and to compare the results of a DNA analysis of a DNA sample with other results of DNA analyses of samples, whether or not DNA samples, to which the police officer or person has access. A DNA sample mentioned in subsection (1) (c) must be kept in a secure place. It is lawful for a police officer to use the results of any DNA analysis for performing any function of the police service. s 489 ins 2003 No. 49 s 10 amd 2005 No. 45 s 3 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 1 s 21 (sec.489-ssec.1) It is lawful for a police officer or a person acting under a DNA arrangement— to perform a DNA analysis of a DNA sample taken under this chapter or received from a declared agency; and to perform any further analysis of a DNA sample that may be reasonably necessary for ensuring the accuracy of an earlier analysis; and to keep a DNA sample and the results of a DNA analysis of the sample until they are required under this part to be destroyed; and to take the steps reasonably necessary to ensure the results of the analysis are included in QDNA; and to compare the results of a DNA analysis of a DNA sample with other results of DNA analyses of samples, whether or not DNA samples, to which the police officer or person has access. (sec.489-ssec.2) A DNA sample mentioned in subsection (1) (c) must be kept in a secure place. (sec.489-ssec.3) It is lawful for a police officer to use the results of any DNA analysis for performing any function of the police service. - (a) to perform a DNA analysis of a DNA sample taken under this chapter or received from a declared agency; and - (b) to perform any further analysis of a DNA sample that may be reasonably necessary for ensuring the accuracy of an earlier analysis; and - (c) to keep a DNA sample and the results of a DNA analysis of the sample until they are required under this part to be destroyed; and - (d) to take the steps reasonably necessary to ensure the results of the analysis are included in QDNA; and - (e) to compare the results of a DNA analysis of a DNA sample with other results of DNA analyses of samples, whether or not DNA samples, to which the police officer or person has access.