# Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003, Article 4: Powers of arrest and detention by French officers


(1) An officer belonging to the French Republic may arrest and hold for questioning in a Control Zone in the United Kingdom a person who is being examined for the purposes of immigration control.
(2) The arrested person may be detained for a period of not more than 24 hours and, if there are exceptional circumstances and an immigration officer or a constable is notified of the extension, for a further such period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110465709/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002-juxtaposed-controls-order-2003/article-4
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