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UK Law Reference
All sections of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
2025 c. 31, s.8

Section 8 — Designation of an Interim Border Security Commander

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 .

(1) This section applies if the Secretary of State thinks that—

(a) the designation of a person as the Commander has terminated, or is going to terminate, and there will be a gap before a new designation is made, or

(b) the Commander is, or is going to be, temporarily incapacitated or temporarily unavailable to exercise the Commander’s functions.

(2) The Secretary of State may designate a civil servant as the Interim Border Security Commander to exercise the functions of the Commander under this Chapter for such period as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

(3) That period may not be longer than the period for which no Commander is designated or (as the case may be) the Commander is incapacitated or unavailable.

(4) While a designation under this section has effect, references in this Chapter (other than in this section) or in any other enactment or instrument to the Commander include a reference to the Interim Border Security Commander.

(5) An individual is not prevented from being designated as the Commander merely because they have previously been designated as the Interim Border Security Commander.