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(1)Where an accused has been arrested on any criminal charge, he shall be entitled immediately upon such arrest —
(a)to have intimation sent to a solicitor that his professional assistance is required by the accused, and informing the solicitor—
(i)of the place where the person is being detained;
(ii)whether the person is to be liberated; and
(iii)if the person is not to be liberated, the court to which he is to be taken and the date when he is to be so taken; and
(b)to be told what rights there are under—
(i)paragraph (a) above;
(ii)subsection (2) below; and
(iii)section 35(1) and (2) of this Act.
(2)The accused and the solicitor shall be entitled to have a private interview before the examination or, as the case may be, first appearance.
Yn ddilys o 01/11/2002
(1)An accused arrested on a charge of committing a sexual offence to which section 288C of this Act applies by virtue of subsection (2) of that section shall be entitled to be told, immediately upon his arrest—
(a)that, if he is tried for the offence charged, his defence may be conducted only by a lawyer;
(b)that it is, therefore, in his interests to get the professional assistance of a solicitor; and
(c)that if he does not engage a solicitor for the purposes of his defence at the trial, the court will do so.
(2)A failure to comply with subsection (1) above does not affect the validity or lawfulness of the arrest of the accused or any other element of any consequent proceedings against him.]
Textual Amendments
F1 S. 17A inserted (1.11.2002) by Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 9) , s. 3 , Sch. para. 2 ; S.S.I. 2002/443 , art. 3 (with art. 4(3) )
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