76 Liability of carriers

76  Liability of carriers

(1)     Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (liability of carriers in respect of passengers) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (8).

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     The Secretary of State may charge the owner of a ship or aircraft the sum of £2,000 where—

(a)     an individual who would not, on arrival in the United Kingdom, be entitled to enter without leave arrives by travelling on the ship or aircraft, and

(b)     at least one of the Cases set out in subsections (1A) to (1C) applies.

(1A)     Case 1 is where, on being required to do so by an immigration officer, the individual fails to produce an immigration document which is valid and which satisfactorily establishes the individual's identity and the individual's nationality or citizenship.

(1B)     Case 2 is where—

(a)     the individual requires an entry clearance,

(b)     an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind has not been granted, and

(c)

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