Territorial Application: Wales Part 4 .Police Powers Section 166: Fingerprints and samples
484.This section applies if a person is arrested under an extradition arrest power and detained at a police station.
485.Subsections (2) and (3) give a police constable power to take fingerprints and non-intimate samples only if the person has given his written consent or if they have the appropriate authorisation. Under subsection (4) authorisation must come from a police officer of at least inspector level.