Section 53: Amendments relating to sections 51 and 52

Immigration Act 2016 · 2016 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Enforcement

Schedule 11 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (detainee custody officers) is amended as follows.

In paragraph 4 (offence of assaulting detainee custody officer)—

omit the "or" at the end of paragraph (b), and
at the end of paragraph (c) insertor dperforming functions under section 51 of the Immigration Act 2016 (search for nationality documents),.

In paragraph 5 (offence of obstructing detainee custody officer)—

omit the "or" at the end of paragraph (b), and
at the end of paragraph (c) insertor dperforming functions under section 51 of the Immigration Act 2016 (search for nationality documents),.

After paragraph 8 insert—

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