47 Search of premises in connection with imposition of civil penalty
Immigration Act 2016 (2016 c 19) | Legislation

47  Search of premises in connection with imposition of civil penalty

(1)     This section applies if an immigration officer is lawfully on any premises.

(2)     The immigration officer may search the premises for documents which might be of assistance in determining whether a person is liable to the imposition of a penalty under—

(a)     section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (penalty for employing illegal worker etc), or

(b)     section 23 or 25 of the Immigration Act 2014 (penalty for leasing premises to disqualified person etc).

(3)     The power may be exercised—

(a)     only if the immigration officer has reasonable grounds for believing there are documents within subsection

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