Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
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22 Meaning of key expressions
(1) This section defines key expressions used in this section and sections 23 to 26. (2) “Relevant person” means a person who— (a) has entered or arrived in the United Kingdom as mentioned in subsection (3) (whether before or after this section comes into force), and (b) has not subsequently been given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. (3) A person has entered or arrived in the United Kingdom as mentioned in this subsection if the person— (a) requires leave to enter the United Kingdom but has entered the United Kingdom without such leave, (b) has entered the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order, (c) requires entry clearance under the immigration rules but has arrived in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance, or (d) is required under the immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without an electronic travel authorisation that is valid for the person’s journey to the United Kingdom, but has arrived in the United Kingdom without such an electronic travel authorisation. (4) “Relevant article” means any thing which appears to an authorised officer to be a thing on which information that relates, or may relate, to the commission (whether in the past or future) of an offence under section 25 or 25A of the Immigration Act 1971 is, or may be, stored in electronic form. (5) Section 11(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (person deemed not to enter United Kingdom before disembarkation, while in controlled area or while under immigration control) applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that Act. (6) “Authorised officer” means— (a) an immigration officer, (b) a constable of a police force maintained by a local policing body, (c) a constable of the Police Service of Scotland, (d) a constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, or (e) an NCA officer, (and see also section 28). (7) For the meaning of other expressions used in this section, see section 29.
22 Meaning of key expressions
(1) This section defines key expressions used in this section and sections 23 to 26. (2) “Relevant person” means a person who— (a) has entered or arrived in the United Kingdom as mentioned in subsection (3) (whether before or after this section comes into force), and (b) has not subsequently been given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. (3) A person has entered or arrived in the United Kingdom as mentioned in this subsection if the person— (a) requires leave to enter the United Kingdom but has entered the United Kingdom without such leave, (b) has entered the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order, (c) requires entry clearance under the immigration rules but has arrived in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance, or (d) is required under the immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without an electronic travel authorisation that is valid for the person’s journey to the United Kingdom, but has arrived in the United Kingdom without such an electronic travel authorisation. (4) “Relevant article” means any thing which appears to an authorised officer to be a thing on which information that relates, or may relate, to the commission (whether in the past or future) of an offence under section 25 or 25A of the Immigration Act 1971 is, or may be, stored in electronic form. (5) Section 11(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (person deemed not to enter United Kingdom before disembarkation, while in controlled area or while under immigration control) applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that Act. (6) “Authorised officer” means— (a) an immigration officer, (b) a constable of a police force maintained by a local policing body, (c) a constable of the Police Service of Scotland, (d) a constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, or (e) an NCA officer, (and see also section 28). (7) For the meaning of other expressions used in this section, see section 29.
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