Part 7

Offences

Procedure

Arrest by immigration officer
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The following shall be inserted after section 28A of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (arrest without warrant)—

Arrest with warrant
28AA
1
This section applies if on an application by an immigration officer a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has committed an offence under—
a
section 24(1)(d), or
b
section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c. 49) (employment: offence).
2
The justice of the peace may grant a warrant authorising any immigration officer to arrest the person.
3
In the application of this section to Scotland a reference to a justice of the peace shall be treated as a reference to the sheriff or a justice of the peace.