[24B Illegal working]
Immigration Act 1971 (1971 c 77) | Legislation

[24B  Illegal working]

[(1)     A person (“P”) who is subject to immigration control commits an offence if—

(a)     P works at a time when P is disqualified from working by reason of P's immigration status, and

(b)     at that time P knows or has reasonable cause to believe that P is disqualified from working by reason of P's immigration status.

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) a person is disqualified from working by reason of the person's immigration status if—

(a)     the person has not been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or

(b)     the person's leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

(i)     is invalid,

(ii)     has ceased to have effect (whether by reason of curtailment, revocation, cancellation, passage of time or otherwise), or

(iii)     is subject to a condition preventing the person from doing work of that kind.

(3)     A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—

(a)     in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51

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