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Clause 16 will further apply only where prescribed circumstances exist, such as repeated assaults on two or more occasions, or where a more senior rank has inflicted serious injury on a service person. This is not an unchecked expansion of detention powers; it applies existing pre-charge custody powers, and the associated safeguards, to the four provost marshals. These safeguards remain robust: custody must be reviewed every 12 hours, and any detention beyond 48 hours must be approved by a judge advocate.