Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014
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Withdrawal of consent to taking of certain samples under Parts 3 and 6 from protected persons or children | ||
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58. (1) The references in subsection (7) of section 27 , subsection (8) of section 29 and subsection (9) of section 48 to the withdrawal of consent by a person from whom a sample may be taken under any of those sections shall, in the case of a child who has attained the age of 16 years, be construed as references to the withdrawal of consent by the child. | ||
(2) The references in subsection (7) of section 27 , subsection (8) of section 29 and subsection (9) of section 48 to the withdrawal of consent by a person from whom a sample may be taken under any of those sections shall, in the case of a protected person or a child who has not attained the age of 16 years, be construed as references to— | ||
(a) in the case of a protected person, the withdrawal of consent by a parent or guardian, or other relative referred to in section 54 (3), of the person who gave the consent that is being withdrawn, and | ||
(b) in the case of such a child— | ||
(i) who has attained the age of 14 years, the withdrawal of consent by the child or by a parent or guardian, or other relative referred to in section 54 (3), of the child who gave the consent that is being withdrawn, | ||
(ii) who has not attained the age of 14 years, the withdrawal of consent by a parent or guardian, or other relative referred to in section 54 (3), of the child who gave the consent that is being withdrawn. |