24 Illegal entry and similar offences
Immigration Act 1971 (1971 c 77) | Legislation

Part III Criminal Proceedings

24  Illegal entry and similar offences

[(A1)     A person who knowingly enters the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order commits an offence.

(B1)     A person who—

(a)     requires leave to enter the United Kingdom under this Act, and

(b)     knowingly enters the United Kingdom without such leave,

commits an offence.

(C1)     A person who—

(a)     has only a limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and

(b)     knowingly remains beyond the time limited by the leave,

commits an offence.

(D1)     A person who—

(a)     requires entry clearance under the immigration rules, and

(b)     knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance,

commits an offence.

(E1)     A person who—

(a)     is required under immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without an ETA that is valid for the person's journey to the United Kingdom, and

(b)     knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without such an ETA,

commits an offence.

(F1)     A person who commits an offence under any of subsections (A1) to (E1) is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [the

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