The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment No. 4) Order 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/3707
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) (Amendment No. 4) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 10th December 2001.

(2) In this Order—

(a) “the principal Order ” means the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993 ;

(b) a reference to an article or a Schedule is to an article of or Schedule to the principal Order.

Section 2 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

The principal Order shall be amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

(1) In article 3(3), after “provide” insert “free of charge”.

(2) For article 3A(3) substitute—

For the purpose of enabling the authorities of the French Republic to make use in the United Kingdom of the accommodation, installations and equipment necessary for the performance of their functions under the supplementary articles, the Secretary of State for the Home Department may by written notice require any occupier or person concerned with the management of a terminal control point to provide free of charge such accommodation, installations and equipment as may be necessary to satisfy requirements determined by the authorities of the French Republic in consultation with the authorities of the United Kingdom.

Section 4 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

After article 4(1B) insert—

(1C) The Race Relations Act 1976 shall apply to the carrying out by immigration officers of their functions in a control zone or a supplementary control zone outside the United Kingdom as it applies to the carrying out of their functions within the United Kingdom.

Section 5 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

(1) In Schedule 1 , for the definition of “supplementary control zone” substitute the following definition—

The part of the territory of the State of departure, determined by mutual agreement between the Governments of the State of departure and the State of arrival, within which the officers of the State of arrival are empowered to effect controls under the supplementary articles.

(2) In Schedule 1, insert the following definitions—

Section 6 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

(1) In Schedule 4, paragraph 1(11)(e) and (ea) , for each occurrence of the words “further examination after arrival” substitute “further examination before or after arrival”.

Section 7 Amendment of the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993

In Schedule 4, after paragraph 4 insert—

The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000

(5) In the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2000 —

(a) after regulation 12(2) insert—

(3) Any passport, identity card, family permit, residence document or document proving family membership which is required to be produced under this regulation as a condition for admission to the United Kingdom (“the required documents'') may, for the same purpose, be required to be produced in a control zone or a supplementary control zone.

(b) in regulations 21(2) after the word “arrival”, in regulation 22(3) after the words “ EEA national”, and in regulation 22(4) after the words “United Kingdom”, insert “or the time of his production of the required documents in a control zone or a supplementary control zone”.