The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003

Powers of arrest and detention by French officersU.K.

4.—(1) An officer belonging to the French Republic may arrest and hold for questioning in a Control Zone in the United Kingdom a person who is being examined for the purposes of immigration control.

(2) The arrested person may be detained for a period of not more than 24 hours and, if there are exceptional circumstances and an immigration officer or a constable is notified of the extension, for a further such period.