# Human Rights Act 1998, Paragraph 4


Everyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings by which the lawfulness of his detention shall be decided speedily by a court and his release ordered if the detention is not lawful.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-rights-act-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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