(1) Subject to subsection (2), a police officer may, for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence under this Act or preventing interference in the investigation of an offence under this Act, apply ex parte, to a Judge of the High Court for a detention order.
(2) A police officer may make an application under subsection (1) only with the prior written consent of the Attorney General.
(3) A judge to whom an application is made under subsection (1) may make an order for the detention of the person named in the application if the judge is satisfied that the written consent of the Attorney General has been obtained as required by subsection (2) and, that there are reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a) the person is preparing to commit an offence under this Act; or
(b) is interfering or is likely to interfere with, an investigation into an offence under this Act.
(4) An order under subsection (3), shall be for a period not exceeding 48 hours in the first instance and may, on application made by a police officer, be extended for a further period, provided that the maximum period of detention under the order does not exceed 5 days.
(5) An order under subsection (3), shall specify the place at which the person named in the order is to be detained and the conditions subject to which he or she is to be detained including conditions relating to access to a medical officer and an accurate, continuous and uninterrupted record of his or her detention for the whole period of his or her detention.