SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Border security
PART 3Review of detention
52General requirements
1
The detention of a person (“the detainee”) under Part 1 of this Schedule must be periodically reviewed by a review officer.
2
The first review must be carried out before the end of the period of one hour beginning with the detainee’s detention under that Part.
3
Subsequent reviews must be carried out at intervals of not more than two hours.
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5
If on a review under this paragraph the review officer does not authorise a detainee’s continued detention, the detainee must be released (unless detained under another power).
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“Senior officer” means—
a
where the examining officer is a constable, a constable of a higher rank than the examining officer,
b
where the examining officer is an immigration officer, an immigration officer of a higher grade than the examining officer, and
c
where the examining officer is a customs officer, a customs officer of a higher grade than the examining officer.