Part 7Offences

Procedure

152 Arrest by immigration officer

The following shall be inserted after section 28A of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (arrest without warrant)—

28AA Arrest with warrant

1

This section applies if on an application by an immigration officer a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person has committed an offence under—

a

section 24(1)(d), or

b

section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c. 49) (employment: offence).

2

The justice of the peace may grant a warrant authorising any immigration officer to arrest the person.

3

In the application of this section to Scotland a reference to a justice of the peace shall be treated as a reference to the sheriff or a justice of the peace.