2 Entering United Kingdom without passport, &c
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (2004 c 19) | Legislation

2  Entering United Kingdom without passport, &c

(1)     A person commits an offence if at a leave or asylum interview he does not have with him an immigration document which—

(a)     is in force, and

(b)     satisfactorily establishes his identity and nationality or citizenship.

(2)     A person commits an offence if at a leave or asylum interview he does not have with him, in respect of any dependent child with whom he claims to be travelling or living, an immigration document which—

(a)     is in force, and

(b)     satisfactorily establishes the child's identity and nationality or citizenship.

(3)     But a person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) or (2) if—

(a)     the interview referred to in that subsection takes place after the person has entered the United Kingdom, and

(b)     within the period of three days beginning with the date of the interview the person provides to an immigration officer or to the Secretary of State a document of the kind referred to in that subsection.

(4)     It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1)—

[(a)     to prove that he is—

(i)     an Irish citizen,

(ii)     has leave to

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