{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/22",
  "legislation_title": "Immigration Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2014",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, after paragraph 18 insert—\n“18A (1) An immigration officer or constable may search a person (“P”) who is detained under paragraph 16 for anything which P might use—\n(a) to cause physical injury to P or others, or\n(b) to assist P's escape from legal custody.\n(2) The power to search P—\n(a) unless sub-paragraph (3) applies, does not include power to require P to remove any clothing other than an outer coat, jacket or glove, but\n(b) includes power to require P to open P's mouth.\n(3) This sub-paragraph applies if an immigration officer or constable has reasonable grounds to believe that there is concealed on P anything which P might use as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).\n(4) The power to search P may be exercised only to the extent reasonably required for the purpose of discovering anything which P might use as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).\n(5) An intimate search (as defined in section 28H(11)) may not be conducted under this paragraph.\n(6) An immigration officer or constable may seize and retain anything found on a search of P if the officer or constable has reasonable grounds to believe P might use it as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).\n(7) Nothing seized under sub-paragraph (6) may be retained when P is released from detention under paragraph 16.”\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) In section 10(7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (which applies certain provisions of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971), for “18” substitute “ 18A ”.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(5) In regulation 22(2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1003) (which applies certain provisions of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971), for “18” substitute “ 18A ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2(3) repealed (20.10.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 7 table; S.I. 2014/2771, art. 2(e) (with arts. 9-11) (as amended (2.3.2015 and 6.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/371, arts. 1(2)(3), 7, 8; and with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/2928, art. 2 (which S.I. is revoked (6.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/371, arts. 1(3), 9))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2(4) repealed (20.10.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 9 para. 7 table; S.I. 2014/2771, art. 2(e) (with arts. 9-11) (as amended (2.3.2015 and 6.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/371, arts. 1(2)(3), 7, 8; and with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/2928, art. 2 (which S.I. is revoked (6.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/371, arts. 1(3), 9))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 28.7.2014 by S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(y)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:34.341350+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}