136 Access and copying

Seized material: access and copying

136  Access and copying

(1)     In the 1971 Act, after section 28H, insert—

“28I Seized material: access and copying

(1)     If a person showing himself—

(a)     to be the occupier of the premises on which seized material was seized, or

(b)     to have had custody or control of the material immediately before it was seized,

asks the immigration officer who seized the material for a record of what he seized, the officer must provide the record to that person within a reasonable time.

(2)     If a relevant person asks an immigration officer for permission to be granted access to seized material, the officer must arrange for him to have access to the material under the supervision—

(a)     in the case of seized material within subsection (8)(a), of an immigration officer;

(b)     in the case of seized material within subsection (8)(b), of a constable.

(3)     An immigration officer may photograph or copy, or have

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