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(1) When a person is detained in pursuance of a detention order, the authority making the order shall, as soon as may be, 2 [but ordinarily not later than five days and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing, not later than ten days from the date of detention] 1 [communicate to him, in the language which is understandable to him, the grounds on which the order has been made], and shall afford him the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order to the Government. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall require the authority to disclose facts which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose.