Part 7Offences

Substance

144 Section 143: consequential amendments

1

The Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) shall be amended as follows.

2

Section 25A (detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle) shall be renumbered as section 25D (and its title becomes “Detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle”) and—

a

in subsection (1) for “section 25(1)(a) or (b)” substitute “ section 25, 25A or 25B ”,

b

in subsections (2) and (4) for “section 25(6)” substitute “ section 25C ”,

c

for subsection (3) substitute—

3

A person (other than the arrested person) may apply to the court for the release of a ship, aircraft or vehicle on the grounds that—

a

he owns the ship, aircraft or vehicle,

b

he was, immediately before the detention of the ship, aircraft or vehicle, in possession of it under a hire-purchase agreement, or

c

he is a charterer of the ship or aircraft.

and

d

omit subsection (7).

3

In section 28A (arrest without warrant)—

a

in subsection (3)(a) for “section 25(1)” substitute “ section 25, 25A or 25B ”,

b

omit subsection (4),

c

in subsection (10) omit “, (4)(b)”, and

d

in subsection (11) omit “, (4)”.

4

In section 28B(5) (search and arrest by warrant) for “, section 24A or section 25(2)” substitute “ , 24A ”.

5

In section 28C(1) (search and arrest without warrant) for “section 25(1)” substitute “ section 25, 25A or 25B ”.

6

In section 28D(4) (entry and search of premises) for “section 24A or section 25” substitute “ 24A, 25, 25A, 25B ”.

7

In section 28F (the title to which becomes “Entry and search of premises following arrest under section 25, 25A or 25B”) in subsection (1) for “section 25(1)” substitute “ section 25, 25A, 25B ”.

8

After section 33(1) (interpretation) insert—

1A

A reference to being an owner of a vehicle, ship or aircraft includes a reference to being any of a number of persons who jointly own it.