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Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

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    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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