Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Section 135 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State may require a financial institution to supply information about a person if the Secretary of State reasonably suspects that—
(a)the person has committed an offence under section 105(1)(a), (b) or (c) or 106(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (support for asylum-seeker: fraud),
(b)the information is relevant to the offence, and
(c)the institution has the information.
(2)In this section “financial institution” means—
(a)a person who has permission under [F1Part 4A] of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) to accept deposits, and
(b)a building society (within the meaning given by the Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53)).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 135(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 18 para. 96 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
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