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2(1)Section 32 (penalty for carrying clandestine entrant) shall be amended as follows.U.K.

(2)After subsection (1)(a) insert—

(aa)he arrives in the United Kingdom concealed in a rail freight wagon,.

(3)For subsection (2) substitute—

(2)The Secretary of State may require a person who is responsible for a clandestine entrant to pay—

(a)a penalty in respect of the clandestine entrant;

(b)a penalty in respect of any person who was concealed with the clandestine entrant in the same transporter.

(2A)In imposing a penalty under subsection (2) the Secretary of State—

(a)must specify an amount which does not exceed the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph,

(b)may, in respect of a clandestine entrant or a concealed person, impose separate penalties on more than one of the persons responsible for the clandestine entrant, and

(c)may not impose penalties in respect of a clandestine entrant or a concealed person which amount in aggregate to more than the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph.

(4)For subsection (4) substitute—

(4)Where a penalty is imposed under subsection (2) on the driver of a vehicle who is an employee of the vehicle’s owner or hirer—

(a)the employee and the employer shall be jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed on the driver (irrespective of whether a penalty is also imposed on the employer), and

(b)a provision of this Part about notification, objection or appeal shall have effect as if the penalty imposed on the driver were also imposed on the employer (irrespective of whether a penalty is also imposed on the employer in his capacity as the owner or hirer of the vehicle).

(4A)In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (4) shall have effect as if a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator.

(5)In subsection (5)—

(a)in paragraph (a) for the second “or” substitute “ and ”, and

(b)in paragraphs (b) and (c) for “or” substitute “ and ”.

(6)After subsection (5) insert—

(5A)In the case of a clandestine entrant to whom subsection (1)(aa) applies, the responsible person is—

(a)where the entrant arrived concealed in a freight train, the train operator who, at the train’s last scheduled stop before arrival in the United Kingdom, was responsible for certifying it as fit to travel to the United Kingdom, or

(b)where the entrant arrived concealed in a freight shuttle wagon, the operator of the shuttle-train of which the wagon formed part.

(7)In subsection (6)(a) and (b) for “or” substitute “ and ”.

(8)After subsection (6) insert—

(6A)Where a person falls within the definition of responsible person in more than one capacity, a separate penalty may be imposed on him under subsection (2) in respect of each capacity.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 2 partly in force; Sch. 8 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 162(2); Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 14.11.2002 and 8.12.2002 for certain purposes by S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.

I2Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 11.5.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1263, art. 2

I3Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 13.2.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/32, art. 2(1)(b)(2)

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