sec.537Purpose of ch 18

### sec.537 Purpose of ch 18 The purpose of this chapter is to help ensure victims of particular sexual offences and serious assault offences, and certain other persons receive appropriate medical, physical and psychological treatment by authorising— the taking of blood and urine samples from a person a police officer reasonably suspects has committed the relevant offence; and the analysis of the samples to find out whether the person may have transmitted a relevant disease to the victim. s 537 ins 2000 No. 22 s 18 amd 2003 No. 49 s 12 - (a) the taking of blood and urine samples from a person a police officer reasonably suspects has committed the relevant offence; and - (b) the analysis of the samples to find out whether the person may have transmitted a relevant disease to the victim.