Section 132 — Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002: Supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State

Supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State 132 1 Section 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (supply of information to Secretary of State) shall be amended as follows.

2 After subsection (1) insert— 1A This section also applies to a document or article which—

a comes into the possession of a person listed in subsection (1) or someone acting on his behalf, or b is discovered by a person listed in subsection (1) or someone acting on his behalf.

3 In subsection (2) after “information” insert “ , document or article ” .

4 After subsection (2) insert— 2A The Secretary of State may—

a retain for immigration purposes a document or article supplied to him under subsection (2),

and b dispose of a document or article supplied to him under subsection (2) in such manner as he thinks appropriate (and the reference to use in subsection (2) includes a reference to disposal).

5 In subsection (6) after “information” insert “ , documents or articles ” .