Part 7Offences
Substance
144 Section 143: consequential amendments
1
The Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) shall be amended as follows.
2
Section 25A (detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle) shall be renumbered as section 25D (and its title becomes “Detention of ship, aircraft or vehicle”) and—
a
in subsection (1) for “section 25(1)(a) or (b)” substitute “
section 25, 25A or 25B
”
,
b
in subsections (2) and (4) for “section 25(6)” substitute “
section 25C
”
,
c
for subsection (3) substitute—
3
A person (other than the arrested person) may apply to the court for the release of a ship, aircraft or vehicle on the grounds that—
a
he owns the ship, aircraft or vehicle,
b
he was, immediately before the detention of the ship, aircraft or vehicle, in possession of it under a hire-purchase agreement, or
c
he is a charterer of the ship or aircraft.
and
d
omit subsection (7).
3
In section 28A (arrest without warrant)—
a
in subsection (3)(a) for “section 25(1)” substitute “
section 25, 25A or 25B
”
,
b
omit subsection (4),
c
in subsection (10) omit “, (4)(b)”, and
d
in subsection (11) omit “, (4)”.
4
In section 28B(5)
(search and arrest by warrant) for “, section 24A or section 25(2)” substitute “
, 24A
”
.
5
In section 28C(1)
(search and arrest without warrant) for “section 25(1)” substitute “
section 25, 25A or 25B
”
.
6
In section 28D(4)
(entry and search of premises) for “section 24A or section 25” substitute “
24A, 25, 25A, 25B
”
.
7
In section 28F (the title to which becomes “Entry and search of premises following arrest under section 25, 25A or 25B”) in subsection (1) for “section 25(1)” substitute “
section 25, 25A, 25B
”
.
8
After section 33(1) (interpretation) insert—
1A
A reference to being an owner of a vehicle, ship or aircraft includes a reference to being any of a number of persons who jointly own it.