Section 322 — Immigration Act 2009: Persons detained under warrant of commitment or released on conditions pending making of deportation order
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322 Persons detained under warrant of commitment or released on conditions pending making of deportation order (1) This section applies in the case of a person who was arrested and detained on the suspicion of an immigration officer or a constable that the person constitutes a threat or risk to security and who— (a) is being detained pursuant to a warrant of commitment issued under section 317 or 318 ; or (b) has been released on conditions under section 320 . (2) If the Minister decides not to certify that a person to whom this section applies constitutes a threat or risk to security, or fails to make a certification not later than 14 days after the initial arrest under section 313 ,— (a) the person ceases to be liable to arrest and detention under this Part; and (b) in the case of a person being detained under a warrant of commitment, an immigration officer must notify that fact in writing to the manager or other person in charge of the prison or premises identified in the warrant. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 79
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