SCHEDULES
C2SCHEDULE 14 Exercise of Officers’ Powers
General
1
In this Schedule an “officer” means F9(subject to paragraph 6A) —
a
2
3
Information
4
1
Information acquired by an officer may be supplied—
a
to the Secretary of State for use in relation to immigration;
b
to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or a customs officer;
c
to a constable;
F7d
to the National Crime Agency;
e
to a person specified by order of the Secretary of State for use of a kind specified in the order.
C12
Information acquired by a customs officer or an immigration officer may be supplied to an examining officer within the meaning of Schedule 7.
Code of practice
5
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1
2
The failure by an officer to observe a provision of a code shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
3
A code—
a
shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and
b
shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.
4
The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.
F86A
In paragraphs 5 and 6, “officer” includes a constable, immigration officer or customs officer who—
a
has functions under Schedule 7, or
b
has functions under Schedule 8 in relation to a person detained under Schedule 7,
otherwise than as an examining officer.
7
1
Before issuing a code of practice the Secretary of State shall—
a
publish a draft code,
b
consider any representations made to him about the draft, and
c
if he thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations made to him.
2
The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
3
When the Secretary of State has laid a draft code before Parliament he may bring it into operation by order.
4
This paragraph has effect in relation to the issue of a revised code as it has effect in relation to the first issue of a code.
Schs. 7, 8, 14 extended (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the extending S.I.) by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2818), art. 11(1)(b), Sch. 2