Sch. 6
Self-incrimination
9.—(1) Customer information provided by a financial institution under this Schedule shall not be admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings against the institution or any of its officers or employees.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to proceedings for an offence under paragraph 1(3) (including proceedings brought by virtue of paragraph 8).
SCHEDULE 7
Port and Border Controls
Interpretation
1.—(1) In this Schedule “examining officer” means any of the following—
- (a) a constable,
- (b) an immigration officer, and
- (c) a customs officer who is designated for the purpose of this Schedule by the Secretary of State and the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
(2) In this Schedule—
- “the border area” has the meaning given by paragraph 4,
- “captain” means master of a ship or commander of an aircraft,
- “port” includes an airport and a hoverport,
- “ship” includes a hovercraft, and
- “vehicle” includes a train.
(3) A place shall be treated as a port for the purposes of this Schedule in relation to a person if an examining officer believes that the person—
- (a) has gone there for the purpose of embarking on a ship or aircraft, or
- (b) has arrived there on disembarking from a ship or aircraft.
Power to stop, question and detain
2.—(1) An examining officer may question a person to whom this paragraph applies for the purpose of determining whether he appears to be a person falling within section 40(1)(b).
(2) This paragraph applies to a person if—
- (a) he is at a port or in the border area, and
- (b) the examining officer believes that the person’s presence at the port or in the area is connected with his entering or leaving Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
(3) This paragraph also applies to a person on a ship or aircraft which has arrived in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
(4) An examining officer may exercise his powers under this paragraph whether or not he has grounds for suspecting that a person falls within section 40(1)(b).
3. An examining officer may question a person who is in the border area for the purpose of determining whether his presence in the area is connected with his entering or leaving Northern Ireland.
