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(2) Nothing in this Part shall be construed as prohibiting the taking and use in accordance with law of bodily samples for the purpose of forensic testing or analysis in connection with the investigation of an offence, or for any other purpose not prohibited by law, by or on behalf of the Garda Síochána or the processing by them of genetic data (if any) derived from such testing or analysis.