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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER 41

Commentary on Sections

Part 7: Offences

Substance

Section 150: Sections 148 and 149: consequential amendments

381.This section contains ancillary powers in relation to the immigration stamp and registration card offences. Immigration officers or police constables can arrest someone suspected of having committed these offences without a warrant. They can also enter premises by warrant in order to search for and arrest a person suspected of committing one of these offences. Finally they can enter premises by warrant in order to search for evidence relevant to these offences.

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