# Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003, Article 3: Exercise of functions by French officers


(1) An officer belonging to the French Republic shall be permitted to carry out his functions in a Control Zone in the United Kingdom in application of his powers relating to immigration control.
(2) The offence in section 26 (1)(g) of the 1971 Act of obstructing, without reasonable excuse, an immigration officer or other person lawfully acting in the execution of the 1971 Act shall apply to an officer belonging to the French Republic carrying out his functions in accordance with paragraph (1) as it applies to such an immigration officer or other person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110465709/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002-juxtaposed-controls-order-2003/article-3
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