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SCHEDULE 14 |
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EXERCISE
OF OFFICERS' POWERS |
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General |
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1.
In this Schedule an "officer" means-
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(a) an authorised
officer within the meaning given by section 24, and
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(b) an examining
officer within the meaning of Schedule 7.
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2.
An officer may enter a vehicle (within the meaning of section 121)
for the purpose of exercising any of the functions conferred on
him by virtue of this Act.
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3.
An officer may if necessary use reasonable force for the purpose
of exercising a power conferred on him by virtue of this Act (apart
from paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 7).
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Information |
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4.
- (1) Information acquired by an officer may be supplied-
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(a) to the
Secretary of State for use in relation to immigration;
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(b) to the
Commissioners of Customs and Excise or a customs officer;
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(d) to the
Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service
or of the National Crime Squad;
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(e) to a person
specified by order of the Secretary of State for use of a kind
specified in the order.
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(2)
Information acquired by a customs officer or an immigration officer
may be supplied to an examining officer within the meaning of Schedule
7.
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Code of practice |
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5.
An officer shall perform functions conferred on him by virtue of
this Act in accordance with any relevant code of practice in operation
under paragraph 6.
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6.
- (1) The Secretary of State shall issue codes of practice about
the exercise by officers of functions conferred on them by virtue
of this Act.
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(2)
The failure by an officer to observe a provision of a code shall
not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
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(3)
A code-
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(a) shall
be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and
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(b) shall
be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which
it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.
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(4)
The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.
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7.
- (1) Before issuing a code of practice the Secretary of State shall-
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(a) publish
a draft code,
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(b) consider
any representations made to him about the draft, and
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(c) if he
thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations
made to him.
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(2)
The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
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(3)
When the Secretary of State has laid a draft code before Parliament
he may bring it into operation by order.
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(4)
This paragraph has effect in relation to the issue of a revised
code as it has effect in relation to the first issue of a code.
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