Section 146 Use of force.I1 C1

United Kingdom

(1)

An immigration officer exercising any power conferred on him by F1the Immigration Acts may, if necessary, use reasonable force.

F2(2)

A person exercising a power under any of the following may if necessary use reasonable force—

(a)

section 28CA, 28FA or 28FB of the 1971 Act (business premises: entry to arrest or search),

(F3aa)

paragraph 25CA, 25CB or 25CC of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (powers to search for and seize driving licences),

(b)

section 141 or 142 of this Act, and

(c)

regulations under section 144 of this Act.

Annotations

F1: Words in s. 146(1) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(y)
F2: S. 146(2) substituted (8.1.2003) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 153(2) (with s. 159); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.
F3: S. 146(2)(aa) inserted (31.7.2017 for specified purposes) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), ss. 43(4), 94(1); S.I. 2017/799, reg. 2

C1: S. 146 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 1A

I1: S. 146 partly in force; s. 146(1) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 170(3)(o)