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Article 58 Visits by legal advisers

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(1)

A prisoner shall be entitled to receive a visit from his legal adviser at any reasonable time for the purposes of consulting about any legal matter in which the prisoner is or may be directly interested.

(2)

Where a prisoner receives a visit by a legal adviser in terms of this rule the visit–

(a)

may take place within the sight of an officer; but

(b)

shall take place outwith the hearing of any officer.