PART 3 ALCOHOL LICENSING

Powers of entry: immigration officers
29. After section 138 of the 2005 Act, insert—

“138A Powers of entry: immigration officers
(1) Where an immigration officer has reason to believe that any premises are being used for the sale of alcohol, the officer may enter the premises with a view to seeing whether an offence under any of the Immigration Acts is being committed in connection with the sale of alcohol.
(2) An immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section must, if so requested, produce evidence of that officer’s authority to exercise the power.
(3) An immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section may, if necessary, use reasonable force.
(4) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally obstructs an immigration officer exercising a power conferred by this section.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6) In this section, “immigration officer” means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971.
There have been amendments to paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 which are not relevant to these Regulations.”.