Section 144Part 10 — Miscellaneous
Police clearance certificate
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144. (1) A person shall apply for a police clearance certificate in the prescribed form.
An application for a police clearance certificate shall be accompanied by —
a statutory declaration stating the full name, address and occupation of the applicant, including particulars of any aliases and change of name by marriage or civil partnership or deed poll;
fingerprints; and
the prescribed application fee, and any other relevant information which may be requested.
Where a person makes a false declaration on an application for a police clearance certificate, that person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars or to imprisonment for one year, or to both.
Upon a satisfactory application being made, the relevant police clearance certificate shall be issued in the prescribed form.
Where fingerprints have been taken pursuant to an application under this section, such fingerprints shall be destroyed or handed over to the applicant at the applicant’s option. Police Act (2021 Revision) Section 145 c Revised as at 31st December, 2020 Page 91