# Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person who aids any detained person in escaping or attempting to escape from a removal centre , a short-term holding facility or pre-departure accommodation is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who, with intent to facilitate the escape of any detained person from a removal centre , a short-term holding facility or pre-departure accommodation —
(a) conveys any thing into the centre , facility or accommodation or to a detained person,
(b) sends any thing (by post or otherwise) into the centre , facility or accommodation or to a person detained there,
(c) places any thing anywhere outside the centre , facility or accommodation with a view to its coming into the possession of a person detained there,
is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/12/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/schedule-12/paragraph-4
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