Cap. 276 Art. 16Duty of court of committal to inform person committed of his rights.

Where a person is committed to custody under article 15, the court shall, besides informing him that he will not be returned until after the expiration of fifteen days from the date of its order of committal and that, except in the case of a committal to custody to await return under the provisions of article 15(5), he may appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal, also inform him that, if he thinks that any of the provisions of article 10(1) and (2) has been contravened or that any provision of the Constitution of Malta or of the European Convention Act is, has been or is likely to be contravened in relation to his person as to justify a reversal, annulment or modification of the court’s order of committal, he has the right to apply for redress in accordance with the provisions of article 46 of the said Constitution or of the European Convention Act, as the case may be.