S.L. 217.19 Art. 40Notification of illness or death.

(1) If a detained person dies, becomes seriously ill, sustains any severe injury or is removed to hospital on account of mental disorder, the officer in charge shall inform the Principal Immigration Officer who shall inform the Minister without delay and shall at once inform:

(a) the detained person’s spouse or next of kin if the detained person knows their contact details; and

(b) any other person who the detained person may reasonably have asked should be informed.

(2) In any case in which the Chief Executive Officer of the Detention Services Agency is under a duty to inform the detained person’s spouse or next of kin under sub-regulation (1), this shall be done in person by the appropriate officer wherever it is reasonably practical to do so.

(3) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (1), if a detained person dies, the officer in charge shall give notice immediately to the police.