(1)A person who has been arrested or detained under the terrorism provisions and who is in detention in a police station or other premises shall be entitled to have intimation of his detention and of the place where he is being detained sent without delay to a solicitor and to another person reasonably named by him:
Provided that a police officer not below the rank of superintendent may authorise a delay (not extending longer than the period of 48 hours from the start of the detention) where, in his view, such delay is necessary on one of the grounds mentioned in section 3C(3) of this Act.
(2)Where a person arrested or detained under the terrorism provisions requests that the intimation be made, there shall be recorded the time when such request is—
(a)made; and
(b)complied with.
(3)A person arrested or detained under the terrorism provisions shall be entitled to consult a solicitor at any time, without delay:
Provided that a police officer not below the rank of superintendent may authorise a delay (not extending longer than the period of 48 hours from the start of the detention) where, in his view, such delay is necessary on one of the grounds mentioned in section 3C(3) of this Act.
(4)Subject to section 3C of this Act the consultation provided for in subsection (3) above shall be private.]
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