Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014
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Protected persons for purposes of Part 2 | ||
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10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the member in charge of the Garda Síochána station in which a person is detained under any of the provisions referred to in section 9 (1) shall, as soon as practicable after the detention of the person begins, determine whether or not he or she is a protected person for the purposes of this Part. | ||
(2) Where— | ||
(a) an authorisation to take an intimate sample under section 12 from a person is given, and | ||
(b) the member in charge of the Garda Síochána station in which the person is detained is of opinion that the person may be a protected person, | ||
he or she shall arrange to have the condition of the person assessed by a registered medical practitioner for the purpose of certifying whether or not the person is a protected person. | ||
(3) A certificate provided by a registered medical practitioner under subsection (2) shall specify the reasons for the registered medical practitioner concluding that the person concerned is or is not a protected person. |