SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Powers to seize invalid passports etc

Offences

5I1

1

A person who is required under paragraph 2(2)(a) or 3(3)(a) to hand over all travel documents in the person's possession commits an offence if he or she fails without reasonable excuse to do so.

2

A person who intentionally obstructs, or seeks to frustrate, F2a search under paragraph 2 or 3F2the exercise of a power of search under paragraph 2, 3 or 3A, or the exercise of a power of entry under paragraph 3A, commits an offence.

3

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction—

a

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or

b

to a fine, which in Scotland or Northern Ireland may not exceed £5,000,

or to both.

6I2

An examining officer, other than a constable, exercising a power under paragraph F12F12 or 3 has the same powers of arrest without warrant as a constable in relation to an offence under—

a

paragraph 5, or

b

section 4 or 6 of the Identity Documents Act 2010.