Regulation 29 Powers of entry: immigration officers

After section 138 of the 2005 Act, insert—

“Powers of entry: immigration officers

138A

(1)

Where an immigration officer has reason to believe that any premises are being used for the sale of alcohol, the officer may enter the premises with a view to seeing whether an offence under any of the Immigration Acts is being committed in connection with the sale of alcohol.

(2)

An immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section must, if so requested, produce evidence of that officer’s authority to exercise the power.

(3)

An immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section may, if necessary, use reasonable force.

(4)

A person commits an offence if the person intentionally obstructs an immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section.

(5)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(6)

In this section, “immigration officer” means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971^f1.”.