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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchImmigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006You are here:2006 c. 13InformationTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: CrossheadingPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2007/1109 art. 6 by S.I. 2011/1158 art. 4specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2007/3138 art. 3 by S.I. 2007/3580 art. 2Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2008/680, art 20, Sch. 9 by S.I. 2015/1765 art. 6Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 1994/1405 art. 7 by S.I. 2015/856 art. 6InformationE+W+S+N.I.27Documents produced or foundE+W+S+N.I.(1)For paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control on entry: documents) substitute—
“(4)Where a passport or other document is produced or found in accordance with this paragraph an immigration officer may examine it and detain it—
(a)for the purpose of examining it, for a period not exceeding 7 days;
(b)for any purpose, until the person to whom the document relates is given leave to enter the United Kingdom or is about to depart or be removed following refusal of leave or until it is decided that the person does not require leave to enter;
(c)after a time described in paragraph (b), while the immigration officer thinks that the document may be required in connection with proceedings in respect of an appeal under the Immigration Acts or in respect of an offence.
(5)For the purpose of ascertaining that a passport or other document produced or found in accordance with this paragraph relates to a person examined under paragraph 2, 2A or 3 above, the person carrying out the examination may require the person being examined to provide information (whether or not by submitting to a process by means of which information is obtained or recorded) about his external physical characteristics (which may include, in particular, fingerprints or features of the iris or any other part of the eye).”
(2)Paragraph 4(2A) of that Schedule shall cease to have effect.
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(2)In subsection (7)(d) for “arrested under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act;” substitute “ detained under paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act or arrested under paragraph 17 of that Schedule; ”.
(3)In subsection (8)(d) for “arrest;” substitute “ detention or arrest; ”.
“(17)Section 157(1) applies to this section (in so far as it relates to removal centres by virtue of subsection (5)(e)) as it applies to Part VIII.”
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“(2)In the case of a notice given to a person of a kind specified in section 141(7)(a) to (d) or (f) (in so far as it applies to a dependant of a person of a kind specified in section 141(7)(a) to (d)), the notice—
(2A)In the case of a notice given to a person of a kind specified in section 141(7)(e) or (f) (in so far as it applies to a dependant of a person of a kind specified in section 141(7)(e)), the notice—
(c)may require him to attend at a specified time of day or during specified hours.”
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“(9)A person seeking to enter the United Kingdom and claiming to have the right of abode there shall prove it by means of—
(e)a certificate of entitlement.”
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(2)The owner or agent of a ship or aircraft shall comply with any requirement imposed by a constable of the rank of superintendent or above to provide passenger or service information.
(3)A passenger or member of crew shall provide to the owner or agent of a ship or aircraft any information that he requires for the purpose of complying with a requirement imposed by virtue of subsection (2).
(4)A constable may impose a requirement under subsection (2) only if he thinks it necessary—
(a)in the case of a constable in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, for police purposes, or
(b)in the case of a constable in Scotland, for police purposes which are or relate to reserved matters.
(a)“passenger or service information” means information which is of a kind specified by order of the Secretary of State and which relates to—
(b)“police purposes” has the meaning given by section 21(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (disclosure by Secretary of State), and
(c)“reserved matters” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
(6)A requirement imposed under subsection (2)—
[F1(e)may include a requirement for the owner or agent of a ship or aircraft to be able to receive, in a specified form and manner, communications relating to the information.]
(7)The Secretary of State may make an order specifying a kind of information under subsection (5)(a) only if satisfied that the nature of the information is such that there are likely to be circumstances in which it can be required under subsection (2) without breaching Convention rights (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)).
(8)An order under subsection (5)(a)—
(c)may specify the form and manner in which information is to be provided,
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In this subsection “ police purposes ” has the same meaning as in section 32. (4)The regulations must—
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(2)If a constable of the rank of superintendent or above requires a person specified in subsection (3) to provide freight information he shall comply with the requirement.
(a)in the case of a ship or aircraft, the owner or agent,
(b)in the case of a vehicle, the owner or hirer, and
(c)in any case, persons responsible for the import or export of the freight into or from the United Kingdom.
(a)“freight information” means information which is of a kind specified by order of the Secretary of State and which relates to freight carried,
(b)may apply generally or only to one or more specified ships, aircraft or vehicles,
(c)must specify a period, not exceeding six months and beginning with the date on which it is imposed, during which it has effect, and
(c)may specify the form and manner in which the information is to be provided,
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(b)by regulations made under section 32A].
[F4(1A)Proceedings may not be instituted against a person under subsection (1) for a failure to comply with a requirement imposed under section 32(2) or by regulations made under section 32A where—
(b)proceedings have been instituted against the person under section 27 of the Immigration Act 1971 in respect of a failure to provide the same information.]
(a)a person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed under section 32(2) or 33(2) by a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland otherwise than in relation to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)) shall not be treated as having committed the offence in Scotland (but has committed the offence in England and Wales or Northern Ireland), and
(b)a person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement which is imposed under section 32(3) for the purpose of complying with a requirement to which paragraph (a) applies—
(i)shall not be treated as having committed the offence in Scotland, but
(ii)shall be treated as having committed the offence in England and Wales or Northern Ireland[F5, and
(ii)if the required information does not relate to an excepted or reserved matter (within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998), the person shall not be treated as having committed the offence in Northern Ireland (but has committed the offence in England and Wales).]
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks in England and Wales or 6 months in Scotland or Northern Ireland,
(4)In relation to a conviction occurring before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (51 week maximum term of sentences) the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (2)(a) shall be taken as a reference to three months.
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[F6(a)designated customs officials,
(ad)the Director of Border Revenue and any person exercising functions of the Director,]
(b)a chief officer of police, and
(c)Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
(2)The persons specified in subsection (1) shall share information to which subsection (4) applies and which is obtained or held by them in the course of their functions to the extent that the information is likely to be of use for—
(c)Revenue and Customs purposes.
(3)But a chief officer of police in Scotland shall share information under subsection (2) only to the extent that it is likely to be of use for—
(b)police purposes, in so far as they are or relate to reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998, or
(c)Revenue and Customs purposes other than the prosecution of crime.
(4)This subsection applies to information which—
(a)is obtained or held in the exercise of a power specified by the Secretary of State and the Treasury jointly by order and relates to—
(b)relates to such other matters in respect of travel or freight as the Secretary of State and the Treasury may jointly specify by order.
(5)The Secretary of State and the Treasury may make an order under subsection (4) which has the effect of requiring information to be shared only if satisfied that—
(iii)Revenue and Customs purposes, and
(b)the nature of the information is such that there are likely to be circumstances in which it can be shared under subsection (2) without breaching Convention rights (within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)).
(6)Information shared in accordance with subsection (2)—
(a)shall be made available to each of the persons [F7or descriptions of persons] specified in subsection (1), and
(b)may be used for immigration purposes, police purposes or Revenue and Customs purposes (regardless of its source).
(7)An order under subsection (4) may not specify—
(a)a power of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs if or in so far as it relates to a matter to which section 7 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) (former Inland Revenue matters) applies, or
(b)a matter to which that section applies.
(8)An order under subsection (4)—
(a)in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for a police area specified in section 1 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16),
(b)in Scotland, the chief constable of [F8the Police Service of Scotland], and
(c)in Northern Ireland, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland,
“immigration purposes” has the meaning given by section 20(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (disclosure to Secretary of State),
“police purposes” has the meaning given by section 21(3) of that Act (disclosure by Secretary of State), and
“Revenue and Customs purposes” means those functions of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs specified in section 21(6) of that Act.
[F9“designated customs official” and “general customs function” have the meanings given by Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009,]
(10)This section has effect despite any restriction on the purposes for which information may be disclosed or used.
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(2)A code—
(a)shall not be issued unless a draft has been laid before Parliament, and
(b)shall come into force in accordance with provision made by order of the Secretary of State and the Treasury jointly.
(3)The Secretary of State and the Treasury shall jointly from time to time review a code and may revise and re-issue it following a review; and subsection (2) shall apply to a revised code.
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F10S. 38 repealed (24.12.2008) by Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 4, Sch. 9 Pt. 2 (with s. 101(2)); S.I. 2008/3296, art. 2Commencement InformationI16S. 38 in force at 5.11.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3138, art. 2(h)I17S. 38 in force at 1.3.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/3138, art. 3(b)39Disclosure to law enforcement agenciesE+W+S+N.I.(1)A chief officer of police may disclose information obtained in accordance with section 32 or 33 to—
(a)the States of Jersey police force;
(b)the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey;
(c)the Isle of Man constabulary;
(d)any other foreign law enforcement agency.
(2)In subsection (1) “foreign law enforcement agency” means a person outside the United Kingdom with functions similar to functions of—
(a)a police force in the United Kingdom, or
(b)the [F11National Crime Agency ].
(3)In subsection (1) “chief officer of police” means—
(a)in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for a police area specified in section 1 of the Police Act 1996,
(b)in Scotland, the chief constable of [F12the Police Service of Scotland], and
(c)in Northern Ireland, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
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(a)“authorised” means authorised for the purpose of this section by the Secretary of State, and
(b)a ship, aircraft, vehicle or other thing is “searchable” if an immigration officer could search it under paragraph 1(5) of that Schedule.
(3)The Secretary of State may authorise a specified class of constable for the purpose of this section.
(4)The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, authorise a specified class of officers of Revenue and Customs for the purpose of this section.
(5)The Secretary of State may authorise a person other than a constable or officer of Revenue and Customs for the purpose of this section only if—
(a)the person applies to be authorised, and
(b)the Secretary of State thinks that the person is—
(i)fit and proper for the purpose, and
(ii)suitably trained.
(a)may make arrangements for the exercise by authorised constables of the powers under subsection (1),
(b)may make arrangements with the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs for the exercise by authorised officers of Revenue and Customs of the powers under subsection (1), and
(c)may make arrangements with one or more persons for the exercise by authorised persons other than constables and officers of Revenue and Customs of the power under subsection (1).
(7)Where in the course of a search under this section an authorised person discovers an individual whom he thinks an immigration officer might wish to examine under paragraph 2 of that Schedule, the authorised person may—
(a)search the individual for the purpose of discovering whether he has with him anything of a kind that might be used—
(i)by him to cause physical harm to himself or another,
(ii)by him to assist his escape from detention, or
(iii)to establish information about his identity, nationality or citizenship or about his journey;
(b)retain, and as soon as is reasonably practicable deliver to an immigration officer, anything of a kind described in paragraph (a) found on a search under that paragraph;
(c)detain the individual, for a period which is as short as is reasonably necessary and which does not exceed three hours, pending the arrival of an immigration officer to whom the individual is to be delivered;
(d)take the individual, as speedily as is reasonably practicable, to a place for the purpose of delivering him to an immigration officer there;
(e)use reasonable force for the purpose of doing anything under paragraphs (a) to (d).
(8)Despite the generality of subsection (7)—
(a)an individual searched under that subsection may not be required to remove clothing other than an outer coat, a jacket or a glove (but he may be required to open his mouth), and
(b)an item may not be retained under subsection (7)(b) if it is subject to legal privilege—
(i)in relation to a search carried out in England and Wales, within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60),
(ii)in relation to a search carried out in Scotland, within the meaning of section 412 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), and
(iii)in relation to a search carried out in Northern Ireland, within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)).
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(a)monitor the exercise of powers under that section by authorised persons (other than constables or officers of Revenue and Customs),
(b)inspect from time to time the way in which the powers are being exercised by authorised persons (other than constables or officers of Revenue and Customs), and
(c)investigate and report to the Secretary of State about any allegation made against an authorised person (other than a constable or officer of Revenue and Customs) in respect of anything done or not done in the purported exercise of a power under that section.
(2)The authorisation for the purpose of section 40 of a constable or officer of Revenue and Customs or of a class of constable or officer of Revenue and Customs—
(a)may be revoked, and
(b)shall have effect, unless revoked, for such period as shall be specified (whether by reference to dates or otherwise) in the authorisation.
(3)The authorisation of a person other than a constable or officer of Revenue and Customs for the purpose of section 40—
(b)may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of State by notice in writing to the authorised person, and
(c)shall have effect, unless suspended or revoked, for such period as shall be specified (whether by reference to dates or otherwise) in the authorisation.
(4)A class may be specified for the purposes of section 40(3) or (4) by reference to—
(a)named individuals,
(b)the functions being exercised by a person,
(c)the location or circumstances in which a person is exercising functions, or
(5)An individual or article delivered to an immigration officer under section 40 shall be treated as if discovered by the immigration officer on a search under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).
(a)absconds from detention under section 40(7)(c),
(b)absconds while being taken to a place under section 40(7)(d) or having been taken to a place in accordance with that paragraph but before being delivered to an immigration officer,
(c)obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of a power under section 40, or
(d)assaults an authorised person who is exercising a power under section 40.
(7)But a person does not commit an offence under subsection (6) by doing or failing to do anything in respect of an authorised person who is not readily identifiable—
(a)as a constable or officer of Revenue and Customs, or
(b)as an authorised person (whether by means of a uniform or badge or otherwise).
(8)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) shall be liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, in the case of a conviction in England and Wales, or six months, in the case of a conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland,
(9)In relation to a conviction occurring before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (51 week maximum term of sentences) the reference in subsection (8)(a) to 51 weeks shall be treated as a reference to six months.
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(2)In paragraph 3(1) for the words from “and if he is not” to the end substitute— “and, if he is not a British citizen, for the purpose of establishing— (a)his identity;
(4)In paragraph 21(1) after “16” insert “ (1), (1A) or (2) ”.
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