Part 6 Extension of Detention under section 27
National Security Act 2023 (2023 c 32) | Legislation

Part 6 Extension of Detention under section 27

Warrants of further detention

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(1)     Each of the following—

(a)     in England and Wales, a Crown Prosecutor,

(b)     in Scotland, the Lord Advocate or a procurator fiscal,

(c)     in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland,

(d)     in any part of the United Kingdom, a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent,

may apply to a judicial authority for the issue of a warrant of further detention in relation to a person.

(2)     A warrant of further detention is a warrant—

(a)     authorising the further detention under section 27 of a person for the specified period, and

(b)     stating the time at which it is issued.

(3)     Subject to sub-paragraph (4) and paragraph 44, the specified period in relation to a person is the period of 7 days beginning with the time of the person's arrest under section 27.

(4)     A judicial authority may issue a warrant of further detention in relation to a person which specifies a shorter period as the period for which the person's further detention is authorised if—

(a)     the application for the warrant is an application for

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