Part 4Immigration and Asylum
Suspected international terrorists
23Detention
(1)
A suspected international terrorist may be detained under a provision specified in subsection (2) despite the fact that his removal or departure from the United Kingdom is prevented (whether temporarily or indefinitely) by—
(a)
a point of law which wholly or partly relates to an international agreement, or
(b)
a practical consideration.
(2)
The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) are—
(a)
paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (detention of persons liable to examination or removal), and
(b)
paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to that Act (detention pending deportation).