# The Immigration (Alcohol Licensing and Late Hours Catering) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111167991/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-alcohol-licensing-and-late-hours-catering-scotland-regulations-2018/regulation-29
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