18 Interpretation and minor amendments of PACE
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18  Interpretation and minor amendments of PACE

(1)     The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 65(1) (interpretation of Part 5)—

(a)     after the definition of “appropriate consent” insert—

““DNA profile” means any information derived from a DNA sample;

“DNA sample” means any material that has come from a human body and consists of or includes human cells;”,

(b)     after the definition of “registered health care professional” insert—

““the responsible chief officer of police”, in relation to material to which section 63D or 63R applies, means the chief officer of police for the police area—

(a)     in which the material concerned was taken, or

(b)     in the case of a DNA profile, in which the sample

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