Part 6Immigration Procedure

Disclosure of information by public authority

132 Supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State

1

Section 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (supply of information to Secretary of State) shall be amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

This section also applies to a document or article which—

a

comes into the possession of a person listed in subsection (1) or someone acting on his behalf, or

b

is discovered by a person listed in subsection (1) or someone acting on his behalf.

3

In subsection (2) after “information” insert “ , document or article ”.

4

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

The Secretary of State may—

a

retain for immigration purposes a document or article supplied to him under subsection (2), and

b

dispose of a document or article supplied to him under subsection (2) in such manner as he thinks appropriate (and the reference to use in subsection (2) includes a reference to disposal).

5

In subsection (6) after “information” insert “ , documents or articles ”.