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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER 41

Commentary on Sections

Part 6 - Immigration Procedure

Disclosure of information by private person

Section 135: Financial institution

337.This section provides for the Secretary of State to require a financial institution, such as a bank or building society, to supply information about a person whom the Secretary of State reasonably suspects of making a dishonest representation so as to commit a specified offence in relation to the national asylum support arrangements. To require information the Secretary of State must also reasonably suspect that the institution has the information and that it is relevant to the offence.

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