6(1)Subject to paragraph 8, a person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 at a [F1place] in England, Wales or Northern Ireland shall be entitled, if he so requests, to have one named person informed as soon as is reasonably practicable that he is being detained there.U.K.
(2)The person named must be—
(a)a friend of the detained person,
(b)a relative, or
(c)a person who is known to the detained person or who is likely to take an interest in his welfare.
(3)Where a detained person is transferred from one [F1place] to another, he shall be entitled to exercise the right under this paragraph in respect of the [F1place] to which he is transferred.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 8 para. 6 substituted (31.7.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 9 para. 5(4) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/1916, art. 3(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 8 paras. 1(6), 2, 6-9, 16-19 applied (with modifications) (11.3.2005) by Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c. 2), s. 5(8)