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SCHEDULE 14
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EXERCISE OF OFFICERS' POWERS |
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General |
| | 1. In this Schedule an "officer" means-
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(a) an authorised officer within the meaning given by section 24, and |
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(b) an examining officer within the meaning of Schedule 7. |
| | 2. An officer may enter a vehicle (within the meaning of section 120) for the purpose of exercising any of the functions conferred on him by virtue of this Act.
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| | 3. An officer may if necessary use reasonable force for the purpose of exercising a power conferred on him by virtue of this Act (apart from paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 7).
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Information |
| | 4. - (1) Information acquired by an officer may be supplied-
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(a) to the Secretary of State for use in relation to immigration; |
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(b) to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or a customs officer; |
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(d) to the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or of the National Crime Squad; |
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(e) to a person specified by order of the Secretary of State for use of a kind specified in the order. |
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(2) Information acquired by a customs officer or an immigration officer may be supplied to an examining officer within the meaning of Schedule 7.
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Code of practice |
| | 5. An officer shall perform functions conferred on him by virtue of this Act in accordance with any relevant code of practice in operation under paragraph 6.
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| | 6. - (1) The Secretary of State shall issue codes of practice about the exercise by officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of this Act.
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(2) The failure by an officer to observe a provision of a code shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
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(3) A code-
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(a) shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and |
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(b) shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant. |
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(4) The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.
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| | 7. - (1) Before issuing a code of practice the Secretary of State shall-
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(a) publish a draft code, |
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(b) consider any representations made to him about the draft, and |
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(c) if he thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations made to him. |
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(2) The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
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(3) When the Secretary of State has laid a draft code before Parliament he may bring it into operation by order.
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(4) This paragraph has effect in relation to the issue of a revised code as it has effect in relation to the first issue of a code.
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