Section 228 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Entitlement of child or young person to consult with barrister or solicitor where taken to hospital following arrest or questioned at hospital

228 Entitlement of child or young person to consult with barrister or solicitor where taken to hospital following arrest or questioned at hospital (1) Subject to sections 233 and 244 of this Act, every child or young person— (a) Who is taken to a hospital for treatment following arrest; or (b) Who is arrested while at a hospital for treatment; or (c) Who, while at any hospital for treatment, is to be questioned by an enforcement officer in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence by that child or young person—

is entitled to consult privately with a barrister or solicitor at that hospital. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section limits section 13G(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 .