Schedule 7 Port and Border Controls

Section 53.

Interpretation

1.

(1) In this Schedule "examining officer" means any of the following -

(a) a constable,

(b) an immigration officer who is designated for the purpose of this Schedule by the Secretary of State, and

(c) a customs officer who is designated for the purpose of this Schedule by the Secretary of State and the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

(2) In this Schedule -

"the border area" has the meaning given by paragraph 4,

"captain" means master of a ship or commander of an aircraft,

"port" includes an airport and a hoverport,

"ship" includes a hovercraft and any floating vessel or structure, and

"vehicle" includes a train.

(3) A place shall be treated as a port for the purposes of this Schedule in relation to a person if an examining officer believes that the person -

(a) has gone there for the purpose of embarking on a ship or aircraft, or

(b) has arrived there on disembarking from a ship or aircraft.

Examining officers etc

1A.

(1) The Secretary of State must un

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