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UK Law Reference
All sections of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
2025 c. 31, s.29

Section 29 — Meaning of other expressions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2026-01-05

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

In sections 22 to 26 and this section— “container” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979; “deportation order” means an order under section 5 of the Immigration Act 1971; “electronic travel authorisation” means an authorisation in electronic form to travel to the United Kingdom; “entry clearance” has the meaning given by section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971; “immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971; “immigration rules” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971; “NCA officer” means National Crime Agency officer; “premises” includes any place and in particular includes any tent or movable structure; “ship” has the meaning given by section 28Q of the Immigration Act 1971; “vehicle” includes— (a) any ship, train (including any locomotive and railway rolling stock of any description), aircraft or bicycle, and (b) anything designed or adapted for being towed by a vehicle.