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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Border security

PART 5Related powers

Entry

58(1)An examining officer may enter a vehicle for the purpose of exercising a function conferred on the officer by virtue of this Schedule.

(2)In this paragraph “vehicle” includes an aircraft, hovercraft, train or vessel.

Reasonable force

59(1)An examining officer may if necessary use reasonable force for the purpose of exercising a power conferred on the officer by virtue of this Schedule.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 or 2.

Information

60(1)Information acquired by an examining officer may be supplied—

(a)to the Secretary of State for use in relation to immigration;

(b)to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs or a customs officer;

(c)to a constable;

(d)to the National Crime Agency;

(e)to a person specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State for use of a kind specified in the regulations.

(2)Information acquired by a customs officer or an immigration officer may be supplied to an examining officer.

(3)A person may be specified in regulations under this paragraph only if the person exercises public functions (whether or not in the United Kingdom).

(4)Regulations under this paragraph must be made by statutory instrument.

(5)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this paragraph may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Other police powers

61A power conferred by virtue of this Schedule on a constable—

(a)is additional to powers exercisable at common law or by virtue of any other enactment, and

(b)is not to be taken to affect those powers.