64 EscortsU.K.
The following shall be added after paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (detention for examination or removal: right to enter premises)—
“(3)Sub-paragraph (4) applies where an immigration officer or constable—
(a)enters premises in reliance on a warrant under sub-paragraph (2), and
(b)detains a person on the premises.
(4)A detainee custody officer may enter the premises, if need be by reasonable force, for the purpose of carrying out a search.
(5)In sub-paragraph (4)—
“detainee custody officer” means a person in respect of whom a certificate of authorisation is in force under section 154 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (detained persons: escort and custody), and
“search” means a search under paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 13 to that Act (escort arrangements: power to search detained person).”