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[F127BA(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring responsible persons in respect of ships or aircraft—U.K.
(a)which have arrived, or are expected to arrive, in the United Kingdom, or
(b)which have left, or are expected to leave, the United Kingdom,
to supply information to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer.
(2)The following information may be required under sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)information about the persons on board;
(b)information about the voyage or flight.
(3)The regulations must—
(a)specify or describe the classes of ships or aircraft to which they apply;
(b)specify the information required to be supplied;
(c)specify the time by which the information must be supplied;
(d)specify the form and manner in which the information must be supplied.
(4)The regulations may require responsible persons to be able to receive, in a specified form and manner, communications sent by the Secretary of State or an immigration officer relating to the information.
(5)For the purposes of this paragraph, the following are responsible persons in respect of a ship or aircraft—
(a)the owner or agent, and
(b)the captain.
(6)Regulations under this paragraph may make different provision for different purposes, and in particular may make different provision for different types of carrier, journey or person on board.
(7)The power to make regulations under this paragraph is exercisable by statutory instrument; but no regulations under this paragraph are to be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.]
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F1Sch. 2 paras. 27BA, 27BB inserted (12.2.2015) by Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (c. 6), s. 52(5), Sch. 5 para. 1(4)
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