(1) When a person is detained in pursuance of a detention order, the
authority making the order shall, as soon as may be, 2[but ordinarily not later
than five days and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing, not later than ten days from the date of detention] 1[communicate to
him, in the language which is understandable to him, the grounds on which the
order has been made], and shall afford him the earliest opportunity of making a
representation against the order to the Government.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall require the authority to disclose facts which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall require the authority to disclose facts which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose.
1. Substituted for certain words by Act VII of 2012, s. 3. 2. Substituted by Act XII of 1988, s. 3.