Helping asylum-seeker to enter the Islands

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A person who —

knowingly and for gain, facilitates the arrival in the Islands of an individual; and

knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the individual intends to apply for asylum under section 84(1), commits an offence.

Subsection (1) does not apply to anything done by a person acting on behalf of an organisation which —

aims to assist individuals seeking asylum pursuant to the Refugee Convention; and

does not charge for its services.

Section 84 of Immigration Law
Reference in subsection (1) for asylum application.
Section 0 of Refugee Convention
Reference in subsection (2) for asylum pursuant to the Refugee Convention.

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s.86Helping asylum-seeker to enter the Islands— Immigration Law (2015 Revision)

Section 86Part 7 — Asylum