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Section 25 Short-term holding facilities

In section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (removal centres and detained persons: interpretation), in the definition of “short-term holding facility”—

(a)

after “used” insert “ —(a) ”, and

(b)

at the end insert

“, or

(b)

for the detention of—

(i)

detained persons for a period of not more than seven days or for such other period as may be prescribed, and

(ii)

persons other than detained persons for any period.”