C1Part XII General and Miscellaneous
General powers, etc.
157AF1General information powers in relation to persons entering or leaving the United Kingdom
1
The proper officer of Revenue and Customs may require any person entering or leaving the United Kingdom—
a
to produce the person's passport or travel documents for examination, or
b
to answer any questions put by the proper officer of Revenue and Customs about the person's journey.
2
In subsection (1) “passport” means—
a
a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971),
b
a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, or by or on behalf of an international organisation, or
c
a document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport.
3
Subsections (1) and (2) apply in relation to a transit air passenger arriving at the passenger's final destination in the United Kingdom as they apply in relation to a person entering the United Kingdom.
4
For the purposes of subsection (3) a transit air passenger is a person—
a
who has arrived by air in the United Kingdom; and
b
whose journey is continued or resumed by air to a destination in the United Kingdom which is not the place where the person is regarded for the purposes of this section as entering the United Kingdom;
and the passenger's final destination is the destination of the continued or resumed journey.
Pt. XII amended by Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979 (c. 3), s. 15(4)