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24.—(1) Where a commanding officer proposes to make an application for an extension of custody without charge under section 101(1) he, or someone acting on his behalf, shall—
(a)notify the court administration officer of that fact and the necessary information; and
(b)inform the person arrested in writing of that fact and of the information specified in paragraph (2)(f), (g) and (h) and, if the person arrested has not appointed a legal representative, of the entitlement to legal representation at the hearing of the application.
(2) The necessary information to be notified under paragraph (1)(a) is—
(a)the name, rank, appointment and location of the commanding officer;
(b)the name, date of birth and location of the person arrested and, where applicable, his rank or rate, service number and unit;
(c)the name and address of the legal representative of the person arrested, if known;
(d)the nature of the offence or offences for which the person arrested has been arrested;
(e)the time of the arrest;
(f)the general nature of the evidence on which the person arrested has been arrested;
(g)what inquiries relating to the offence have been made and what further inquiries are proposed; and
(h)the commanding officer’s reasons for believing that the continued keeping of the person arrested in custody is justified.
(3) In relation to a person arrested under section 67 after—
(a)being arrested by a civilian policeman, or
(b)surrendering to a civilian policeman as being a person subject to service law who has deserted or is absent without leave,
the reference in paragraph (2)(e) to the time of the arrest is to the time of the earlier arrest or of the surrender, as the case may be.
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