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
”
.