Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Part 7—Division 1
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 77
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- (iii) what inquiries have been made by the police in relation to the offence and what further inquiries are proposed to be made by them; and
- (iv) the reasons why further detention of the arrested person is necessary.
77. Court hearings of applications for extension of detention period
(1) A magistrate must not hear the application unless—
- (a) the arrested person has been given a copy of the application (the information in support of the application need not be given to the arrested person); and
- (b) the arrested person has been brought before the magistrate for the hearing of the application.
(2) If the arrested person is not represented by a solicitor or counsel but wishes to be so represented—
- (a) the magistrate may adjourn the hearing of the application for a reasonable period to enable the person to be represented by a solicitor or counsel, and the period must not exceed—
- (i) for the first application after the arrested person’s arrest—7 days after the expiry of the first detention period; and
- (ii) for any subsequent application—7 days after the expiry of the last period of extension, or 14 days after the expiry of the first detention period, whichever is the earlier; and
- (b) the arrested person is to be delivered to the police for detention in their custody during the adjournment.
