# Terrorism Act 2000, Paragraph 20M: Rights


(1) Where a review officer authorises continued detention the officer must inform the detained person—
(a) of any of the detained person's rights under paragraphs 6 and 7 which have not yet been exercised, and
(b) if the exercise of any of those rights is being delayed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8, of the fact that it is being delayed.
(2) Where a review of a person's detention is being carried out at a time when the person's exercise of a right under paragraph 6 or 7 is being delayed—
(a) the review officer must consider whether the reason or reasons for which the delay was authorised continue to subsist, and
(b) if in the review officer's opinion the reason or reasons have ceased to subsist, the review officer must inform the officer who authorised the delay of that opinion (unless the review officer was that officer).
(3) In the application of this paragraph to Scotland, for the references to paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 substitute references to paragraph 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/8/paragraph/20M (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/schedule-8/paragraph-20M
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