PART 2INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
Exceptions4
1
Nothing in the application of the Act by virtue of article 3 confers on an immigration officer any power—
a
to charge a person with any offence; or
b
to release a person on bail.
2
Accordingly, in the Act as it applies by virtue of article 3—
a
references to a person being charged with an offence are to a person being charged with an offence by a constable, and
b
references to a person being released on bail are to a person being released on bail by a constable.
3
Nothing in the application of the Act by virtue of article 3 confers on an immigration officer any power to detain a person for an offence after the person has been charged with that offence.