# Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Paragraph 5


(1) A person who, contrary to removal centre rules, brings or attempts to bring any alcohol into a removal centre, or to a detained person, is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who places alcohol anywhere outside a removal centre, intending that it should come into the possession of a detained person there, is guilty of an offence.
(3) A detainee custody officer or any other person on the staff of a removal centre who, contrary to removal centre rules, allows alcohol to be sold or used in the centre is guilty of an offence.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to both.
(5) “Alcohol” means any spirituous or fermented liquor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/12/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/schedule-12/paragraph-5
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