(1) When a person is detained under emergency measures derogating
from section 5 by virtue of section 16 the following provisions shall apply,
that is to say-
a) he shall, with reasonable promptitude and in any case not more than seven
days after the commencement of his detention, be informed in a language that he
understands and is detail of the grounds upon which he is detained and furnished
with a written statement in English specifying those grounds in detail;
b) not more than fourteen days after the commencement of his detention, a
notification shall be published in the Gazette stating that he has been detained
and giving particulars of the provisions of law under which his detention is
authorized;
c) not more than one month after the commencement of his detention and
thereafter during his detention at intervals of not more than three months, his
case shall be reviewed by and independent and impartial tribunal established by
law and presided over by a person appointed by the Chief Justice from among
persons who hold the office of magistrate or who are legal practitioners;
d) he shall be afforded reasonable facilities for private communication and
consultation with a legal practitioner of his own choice who shall be permitted
to make representations to the tribunal appointed for the review for the case of
the detained person; and
e) at the hearing of his case by the tribunal appointed for the review of his
case he shall be permitted to appear in person or to be represented by a legal
practitioner of his own choice.
(2) On any review by a tribunal in pursuance of this section for the case of
a detained person, the tribunal may make recommendations concerning the
necessity or expediency of continuing his detention to the authority by which it
was ordered but, unless it is otherwise provided by law, that authority shall
not be obliged to act in accordance with any such recommendations.
(3) Nothing contained in subsection (1)(d) or (1)(e) shall be construed as
entitling a person to legal representation at public expense.