sec.651Commissioner may authorise watch-house officer to take DNA samples of person at watch-house

### sec.651 Commissioner may authorise watch-house officer to take DNA samples of person at watch-house This section applies to a watch-house officer only if the commissioner is satisfied the watch-house officer— has the necessary experience or expertise to be able to take DNA samples; or has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved by the commissioner for the purpose. The commissioner may authorise the watch-house officer to take DNA samples from— a person in custody at a watch-house; or a person who reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court. Also, sections 516 and 517 apply to the watch-house officer while performing the functions of a qualified person for taking a DNA sample. s 651 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61 (sec.651-ssec.1) This section applies to a watch-house officer only if the commissioner is satisfied the watch-house officer— has the necessary experience or expertise to be able to take DNA samples; or has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved by the commissioner for the purpose. (sec.651-ssec.2) The commissioner may authorise the watch-house officer to take DNA samples from— a person in custody at a watch-house; or a person who reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court. (sec.651-ssec.3) Also, sections 516 and 517 apply to the watch-house officer while performing the functions of a qualified person for taking a DNA sample. - (a) has the necessary experience or expertise to be able to take DNA samples; or - (b) has satisfactorily completed a course of training approved by the commissioner for the purpose. - (a) a person in custody at a watch-house; or - (b) a person who reports to the watch-house to enable a police officer to take the person’s identifying particulars under an identifying particulars notice or an order of a court.