SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working
PART 4Rights of entry
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1
Section 179 of the Licensing Act 2003 (rights of entry to investigate licensable activities) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
Where an immigration officer has reason to believe that any premises are being used for a licensable activity within section 1(1)(a) or (d), the officer may enter the premises with a view to seeing whether an offence under any of the Immigration Acts is being committed in connection with the carrying on of the activity.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
after “authorised person” insert “
or an immigration officer
”
;
b
for “the power”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “
a power
”
.
4
In subsection (3), for “the power” substitute “
a power
”
.
5
In subsection (4), after “authorised person” insert “
or an immigration officer
”
.
6
In subsection (6)—
a
omit “and” at the end of the definition of “authorisation”;
b
at the end of the subsection insert—
“immigration officer” means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971.