Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)

Part VII Power To Arrest, Search and Fingerprint

Search warrants

139 Interpretation

(1) In the 1971 Act, after section 28K, insert—

“28L Interpretation of Part III

In this Part, “premises” and “items subject to legal privilege” have the same meaning—

(a) in relation to England and Wales, as in the [1984 c. 60.] Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, as in the [S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12).] Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; and

(c) in relation to Scotland, as in section 33 of the [1995 c. 39.] Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995.”

(2) In the 1971 Act, in Schedule 2, after paragraph 25D insert—

• “25E. Section 28L applies for the purposes of this Schedule as it applies for the purposes of Part III.”