(1) A
simple identity procedure authorised under this Division is an
"offenders procedure".
(2) A
simple identity procedure may be carried out on a person under this Division
if the person—
(a) is
serving a term of imprisonment, detention or home detention in relation to an
offence; or
(b) is
being detained as a result of being declared liable to supervision under
Part 8A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 by a court
dealing with a charge of an offence; or
(c) is
convicted of a serious offence by a court; or
(d) is
declared liable to supervision under Part 8A of the
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 by a court dealing with a charge of a
serious offence; or
(e) is a
registrable offender under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006
.
(3) This section
applies whether the relevant offence was committed before, on or after the
commencement of this section.