The Act of 1984 is amended -
(a) by the insertion of the following sections after section 5:
"Questioning of persons detained under section 4 not generally permitted pending access to legal advice.
(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), no questioning of a person detained pursuant to section 4 shall take place until such time as the person has had an opportunity to consult with a solicitor and, the period of time commencing from the time the detained person makes the request to consult a solicitor and ending upon the commencement of such a consultation, shall be excluded in reckoning a period of detention permitted by section 4.
(2) The period that may be excluded under subsection (1) shall not -
(a) in the case of a person who is detained in a Garda Síochána station between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m. where section 4(6) (c) applies, exceed 6 hours or such other shorter period as the Minister may prescribe by regulations under section 5B, or
(b) in any other case, exceed 3
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