22(1)Section 179 of the Licensing Act 2003 (rights of entry to investigate licensable activities) is amended as follows.U.K.
(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.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 22 in force at 6.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/380, reg. 2(b)