Section 10: Right to legal assistance
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10. Right to legal assistance
(1) Where a person is suspected of having committed an offence, he shall, upon arrest,
be informed by the police officer in charge of the police station that he may make an
application for legal assistance during police enquiry, including legal advice and counselling
during the recording of a statement under warning, and for bail application.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a police officer who intends to record the statement of
a person under warning shall, in case the person is not represented by a barrister, inform the
person that he may make an application for legal assistance for legal advice and counselling
during the recording of the statement.