Part VII Power To Arrest, Search and Fingerprint
Codes of practice
145 Codes of practice.
1
An immigration officer exercising any specified power to—
a
arrest, question, search or take fingerprints from a person,
b
enter and search premises, or
c
seize property found on persons or premises,
must have regard to such provisions of a code as may be specified.
2
Subsection (1) also applies to an authorised person exercising the power to take fingerprints conferred by section 141.
F12A
A person exercising a power under regulations made by virtue of section 144 must have regard to such provisions of a code as may be specified.
3
Any specified provision of a code may have effect for the purposes of this section subject to such modifications as may be specified.
4
“Specified” means specified in a direction given by the Secretary of State.
5
“Authorised person” has the same meaning as in section 141.
6
“Code” means—
a
in relation to England and Wales, any code of practice for the time being in force under the M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, any code of practice for the time being in force under the M2Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.
7
This section does not apply to any person exercising powers in Scotland.