Criminals Registration Act (2008)

An Act to provide for the registration of criminals, consisting of the following Parts and Articles:

Part I. Preliminary

1. Citation
2. Interpretation

Part II. Registration of criminals

3. Register of criminals
4. Particulars to be recorded in register
5. Discretionary power to dispense with registration

Part III. Taking of Finger Impressions, Photographs and Particulars

6. Finger impressions, photographs and particulars of person under arrest
7. Finger impressions, photographs and particulars of convicted person
8. Acquittal or discharge of person from whom finger impressions etc. taken under section 6.
9. Duty to submit to taking of finger impressions and photographs

Part IV. Taking of Body Samples

10. Body samples may be taken from arrested persons, convicted persons and prisoners
11. Body samples given voluntarily
12. Persons permitted to take body samples
13. DNA database

Part V. General

14. Evidence
15. Forms of certificates etc.
16. Rules
17. Saving

Brunei-Criminals Registration Act-2008-eng (full text in English, PDF)