Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016
2016 asp 1
Overview of the Act
Part 1 – Arrest and Custody
Chapter 2 – Custody: person not officially accused
Keeping person in custody
Section 8 – Information to be given on authorisation
35.Section 8 provides that at the time when authorisation is given to keep a person in custody under section 7, the person must be informed of the reason they are being kept in custody and that they may only be kept in custody without charge for a period of 12 hours. That person must also be informed when authorisation is given under section 7 that a further extension of 12 hours may be authorised under section 11.
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