{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-asylum-and-nationality-act-2006/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-asylum-and-nationality-act-2006/section-42.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/13",
  "legislation_title": "Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-asylum-and-nationality-act-2006",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Information: embarking passengers",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control on entry, &c.) shall be amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 3(1) for the words from “and if he is not” to the end substitute—\n“and, if he is not a British citizen, for the purpose of establishing—\n(a) his identity;\n(b) whether he entered the United Kingdom lawfully;\n(c) whether he has complied with any conditions of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;\n(d) whether his return to the United Kingdom is prohibited or restricted.\n(1A) An immigration officer who examines a person under sub-paragraph (1) may require him, by notice in writing, to submit to further examination for a purpose specified in that sub-paragraph.”\n(3) After paragraph 16(1A) insert—\n“(1B) A person who has been required to submit to further examination under paragraph 3(1A) may be detained under the authority of an immigration officer, for a period not exceeding 12 hours, pending the completion of the examination.”\n(4) In paragraph 21(1) after “16” insert “ (1), (1A) or (2) ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 42 extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1)) by The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1532), art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 42 extended (with modifications) (Guernsey) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1533), art. 4, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 42 in force at 31.8.2006 by S.I. 2006/2226, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/13/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:51.061548+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."
}