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Part III
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<Title> Criminal Proceedings</Title>
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<Title> Illegal entry and similar offences.</Title>
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24
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A person who is not
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aa
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<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
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<Text>if, having only a limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, he knowingly either—</Text>
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if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him under Schedule 2 to this Act to report to
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if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to observe any restriction imposed on him under Schedule 2 or 3 to this Act as to residence
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<Text>if he disembarks in the United Kingdom from a ship or aircraft after being placed on board under Schedule 2 or 3 to this Act with a view to his removal from the United Kingdom;</Text>
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<Text>if he embarks in contravention of a restriction imposed by or under an Order in Council under section 3(7) of this Act.</Text>
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<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
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<Text>In proceedings for an offence against subsection (1)(a) above of entering the United Kingdom without leave,—</Text>
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<Text>any stamp purporting to have been imprinted on a passport or other travel document by an immigration officer on a particular date for the purpose of giving leave shall be presumed to have been duly so imprinted, unless the contrary is proved;</Text>
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<Text>proof that a person had leave to enter the United Kingdom shall lie on the defence if, but only if, he is shown to have entered within six months before the date when the proceedings were commenced.</Text>
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<Commentary id="c9589011" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04735" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24" SectionRef="section-24">S. 24</CitationSubRef>
modified (2.8.1993) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1813" id="c04736" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="1813">S.I. 1993/1813</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04737" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1813/article/7/1" CitationRef="c04736" SectionRef="article-7-1">arts. 7(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04738" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1813/article/1" CitationRef="c04736" SectionRef="article-1">1</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04739" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1813/schedule/4/paragraph/1/7" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04736" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-1-7">Sch. 4 para 1(7)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589021" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61" id="c04740" Year="1981" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="61" Title="British Nationality Act 1981">British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04741" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/section/52/7" CitationRef="c04740" SectionRef="section-52-7">s. 52(7)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04742" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/4/paragraph/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04740" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-2">Sch. 4 para. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589031" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted (E.W.) (S.) (11.4.1983) by virtue of (E.W.)
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48" id="c04743" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="48" Title="Criminal Justice Act 1982">Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04744" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48/section/38" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04743" SectionRef="section-38">ss. 38</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04745" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48/section/46" CitationRef="c04743" SectionRef="section-46">46</CitationSubRef>
and (S.)
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/21" id="c04746" Year="1975" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="21" Title="Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975">Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04747" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/21/section/289F" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04746" SectionRef="section-289F">ss. 289F</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04748" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/21/section/289G" CitationRef="c04746" SectionRef="section-289G">289G</CitationSubRef>
(as inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48" id="c04749" Year="1982" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="48" Title="Criminal Justice Act 1982">Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04750" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1982/48/section/54" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04749" SectionRef="section-54">s. 54</CitationSubRef>
), and (N.I) by virtue of
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1984/703" id="c04751" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="1984" Number="703">S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04752" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1984/703/article/5" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04751" SectionRef="article-5">arts. 5</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04753" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1984/703/article/6" CitationRef="c04751" SectionRef="article-6">6</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589041" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c04754" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24/1" SectionRef="section-24-1">s. 24(1)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.10.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/49" id="c04755" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="49">1996 c. 49</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04756" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/49/section/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04755" SectionRef="section-6">s. 6</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2053" id="c04757" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="2053">S.I. 1996/2053</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04758" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2053/article/2" CitationRef="c04757" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04759" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/2053/schedule/part/III" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04757" SectionRef="schedule-part-III">Sch. Pt. III</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589051" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04760" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24/1/a/b" SectionRef="section-24-1-a-b">S. 24(1)(a)(b)</CitationSubRef>
amended (S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/62" id="c04761" Year="1980" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="62" Title="Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980">Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04762" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/62/section/26" CitationRef="c04761" SectionRef="section-26">s. 26</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04763" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/62/schedule/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04761" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589061" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04764" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24/1/aa" SectionRef="section-24-1-aa">S. 24(1)(aa)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (14.2.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33" id="c04765" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33">1999 c. 33</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04766" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/section/169/1/3" CitationRef="c04765" SectionRef="section-169-1-3">s. 169(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04767" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/14/paragraph/50" CitationRef="c04765" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-50">Sch. 14 para. 50</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04768" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/16" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04765" SectionRef="schedule-16">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168" id="c04769" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="168">S.I. 2000/168</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04770" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168/article/2" CitationRef="c04769" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04771" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04769" SectionRef="schedule">Sch</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589081" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words “the chief” to “Health Board” substituted for words “a medical officer of health” (S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/58" id="c04772" Year="1972" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="58" Title="National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972">National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04773" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/58/schedule/6/paragraph/155" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04772" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-155">Sch. 6 para. 155</CitationSubRef>
; continued by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29" id="c04774" Year="1978" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="29" Title="National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978">National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04775" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/29/schedule/15/paragraph/10" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04774" SectionRef="schedule-15-paragraph-10">Sch. 15 para. 10</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589101" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>Words inserted (N.I.) by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973/256, Sch. 2</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589111" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14" id="c04776" Year="1988" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Immigration Act 1988">Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04777" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14/section/10" CitationRef="c04776" SectionRef="section-10">s. 10</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04778" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14/schedule/paragraph/10/3/4" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04776" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-10-3-4">Sch. para. 10(3)(4)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589121" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04779" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24/1A" SectionRef="section-24-1A">S. 24(1A)</CitationSubRef>
inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14" id="c04780" Year="1988" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Immigration Act 1988">Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04781" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14/section/6/1/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04780" SectionRef="section-6-1-3">s. 6(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589131" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c04782" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/section/24/2" SectionRef="section-24-2">S. 24(2)</CitationSubRef>
repealed (14.2.2000) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33" id="c04783" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33">1999 c. 33</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04784" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/section/169/1/3" CitationRef="c04783" SectionRef="section-169-1-3">s. 169(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04785" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/14/paragraph/50" CitationRef="c04783" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-50">Sch. 14 para. 50</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04786" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/16" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04783" SectionRef="schedule-16">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168" id="c04787" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="168">S.I. 2000/168</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04788" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168/article/2" CitationRef="c04787" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04789" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/168/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04787" SectionRef="schedule">Sch</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9589141" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words “subsection (1)(a) and (c)” substituted for “subsection (1)(a), (b)(i) and (c)” by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14" id="c04790" Year="1988" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Immigration Act 1988">Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c04791" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/14/section/6/2/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c04790" SectionRef="section-6-2-3">s. 6(2)(3)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c9588731" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c05325" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77/part/III" SectionRef="part-III">Pt. III</CitationSubRef>
(Ss. 24-28) extended (with modfications)(1.8.1993) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/1796" id="c05326" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="1796">S.I. 1993/1796</Citation>
art 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I (Guernsey), 1993/1797 art. 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I (Jersey) (as amended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1252" id="c05327" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1252">S.I. 2003/1252</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c05328" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1252/article/3/b" CitationRef="c05327" SectionRef="article-3-b" Operative="true">art. 3(b)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>