Article 2 Amendment of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003^f1 is amended as follows.

After article 10 (provision of facilities for French officers), insert—

“Circulation Areas

10A

(1)

In this article “Circulation Area” means the part of a port in the United Kingdom designated in Schedule 1 to this Order within which the officers belonging to the French Republic are authorised to travel between Control Zones.

(2)

An officer belonging to the French Republic may escort a person detained under article 4 within a Circulation Area in order to access a Control Zone.

(3)

Articles 6 and 8(1) and (2) of this Order apply to an officer belonging to the French Republic while escorting a person under paragraph (2) as if for “Control Zone”, each time it occurs, there were substituted “Circulation Area”.

(4)

Articles 3(2) to (4), 7 and 9 of this Order apply to an officer belonging to the French Republic within a Circulation Area, as if—

(a)

for “Control Zone”, each time it occurs, there were substituted “Circulation Area”;

(b)

in article 3(2) to (4) (exercise of functions by French officers), for “carrying out his functions in accordance with paragraph (1)”, each time it occurs, there were substituted “escorting a person under article 10A(2)”;

(c)

in article 7 (arrest of a French officer), for “in the exercise of his functions” in paragraph (2) there were substituted “escorting a person under article 10A(2)”.”.