[25 Assisting unlawful immigration to member State [or the United Kingdom] U.K.
(1)A person commits an offence if he—
(a)does an act which facilitates the commission of a breach [or attempted breach] of immigration law by an individual who is not [a national of the United Kingdom],
(b)knows or has reasonable cause for believing that the act facilitates the commission of a breach [or attempted breach] of immigration law by the individual, and
(c)knows or has reasonable cause for believing that the individual is not [a national of the United Kingdom].
(2)In subsection (1) “immigration law” means a law which has effect in a member State [or the United Kingdom] and which controls, in respect of some or all persons who are not nationals of the State [or, as the case may be, of the United Kingdom], entitlement to—
(a)enter the State [or the United Kingdom],
(b)transit across the State [or the United Kingdom], or
(c)be in the State [or the United Kingdom].
[(2A)In subsections (1) and (2), “national of the United Kingdom” means—
(a)a British citizen;
(b)a person who is a British subject by virtue of Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom; or
(b)a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar.]
(3)A document issued by the government of a member State certifying a matter of law in that State—
(a)shall be admissible in proceedings for an offence under this section, and
(b)shall be conclusive as to the matter certified.
[(4)Subsection (1) applies to things done whether inside or outside the United Kingdom.]
(6)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, to a fine or to both, or
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.]
[(7)In this section—
(a)a reference to a member State includes a reference to [Norway or Iceland], ...
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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