Section 22
of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (Dna) Identification Act 2009
Section 22
The Head of DNA Databank may, upon request by a foreign law enforcement agency, compare a DNA profile received from the foreign law enforcement agency with the DNA profiles in the
DNA Databank in order to determine whether such DNA profile is already contained in the DNA Databank and communicate any relevant information to the foreign law enforcement agency.
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(2)
The Head of DNA Databank may, upon a request by a foreign law enforcement agency in the course of an investigation of an offence or a prosecution of a criminal offence in that foreign state, communicate a DNA profile contained in the DNA
Databank to that foreign law enforcement agency.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, “foreign law enforcement agency” means the law enforcement agency of a foreign state and includes an international organization established by the government of states or an international organization.