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Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 s 5

Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 s 5

s 5

(1) Where a person lands from a ship or aircraft in contra- Special vention of section 4A of the principal Act, the master of the ship offences the commander of the aircraft, as the case may be, ifβ€” relating 0 (a) he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that that of section person intends to land from the ship or aircraft in ot principal contravention of that section, and ot Cu. 9 Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 (b) he causes or permits him to do so, or does not take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to prevent him from doing so, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liableβ€” (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding Β£200 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. (3) The preceding provisions of this section shall have effect without prejudice to the operationβ€” (a) in England and Wales, of section 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 and section 35 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952; (b) in Scotland, of any rule of law relating to art and part guilt; or (c) in Northern Ireland, of section 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 and section 68 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964. (4) In this section β€œ ship ” has the same meaning as in section 4A of the principal Act.

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