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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.531Unlawful retention of results of DNA analysis in QDNA
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### sec.531 Unlawful retention of results of DNA analysis in QDNA
A person must not wilfully retain in QDNA the results of a DNA analysis after the time the results are required to be destroyed under section 490 .
Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the results of the DNA analysis have been destroyed as mentioned in section 490 (5) .
s 531 ins 2003 No. 49 s 10
(sec.531-ssec.1) A person must not wilfully retain in QDNA the results of a DNA analysis after the time the results are required to be destroyed under section 490 . Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
(sec.531-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the results of the DNA analysis have been destroyed as mentioned in section 490 (5) .