Section 21
Taking of photographs and finger impressions
of Prevention of Crime Act 1959
A police officer may take or cause to be taken the photograph and finger impressions of any person arrested under subsection 3(1), or whose name is required to be entered on the Register under subsection 12(2), and shall send the photograph and impressions to the
Registrar for identification and report; and every such person shall be legally bound to submit to the taking of his photographs and finger impressions, and may be compelled thereto by the use of force if necessary.
(2)
Any person who, being legally bound under subsection (1) to submit to the taking of his photographs or finger impressions refuses or fails to submit thereto on demand shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six month or to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to both.
(3)
Whenever—
(a)
any person whose photograph and finger impressions have been taken under this section is released under section 4, 7 or 10A; or
(b)
the name of any person is removed from the Register under section 14,
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the officer in charge of the case shall forthwith notify the Registrar thereof, and the Registrar shall, upon the application of the person, deliver to that person the sheet upon which his finger impressions have been made, together with the negative and all copies of any photograph taken of him and forwarded to the Registrar under this section.