SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 8Powers to seize invalid passports etc
Interpretation
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1
In this Schedule “examining officer” means—
a
a constable,
b
a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, or
c
a general customs official designated under section 3(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.
2
In this Schedule “travel document” means anything that is, or appears to be, a passport or other document which—
a
has been issued by or for Her Majesty's Government, or the government of another state, and
b
enables or facilitates travel from one state to another.
3
For the purposes of this Schedule a travel document is “invalid” if—
a
it has been cancelled,
b
it has expired,
c
it was not issued by the government or authority by which it purports to have been issued, or
d
it has undergone an unauthorised alteration.
4
In this Schedule “port” means—
a
an airport,
b
a sea port,
c
a hoverport,
d
a heliport,
e
a railway station where passenger trains depart for, or arrive from, places outside the United Kingdom, or
f
any other place at which a person is able, or attempting, to get on or off any craft, vessel or vehicle in connection with entering or leaving Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
Sch. 8: power to amend conferred (28.4.2022 for specified purposes, 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 82(1)(2)(m)(3)-(6), 87(1)(4)(i); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29