# Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/11/section/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/borders-citizenship-and-immigration-act-2009/section-25
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