Subsection (1) provides that a person commits an offence if:
they supply or offer to supply a relevant item to another person, and
at the time they do so, they know or suspect that the item is to be used by any person in connection with an offence under section 24 or 25 of the Immigration Act 1971 (respectively, illegal entry etc and assisting unlawful immigration).
	Subsection (2) ensures that liability extends beyond those who directly supply such items, to include anyone "concerned in" those activities, for example, individuals who arrange, facilitate, finance, or otherwise assist in the supply or movement of such articles, knowing they are to be used in connection with an offence under sections 24 or 25 of the Immigration Act 1971.
	Subsection (3) sets out that is it as a defence to show that they had a reasonable excuse for the action in subsection (1).
	Subsection (4) outlines that a person has such reasonable excuse in situations including, but not limited to, where they are taking action to carry out a rescue of someone from danger or serious harm, or where their action is on behalf of an organisation that aims to assist asylum-seekers and does not charge for its services.
	Subsection (5) outlines that a person is to be treated as showing that they have a reasonable excuse for the action if there is sufficient evidence to raise an issue with respect to it, and the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
	Subsection (6) provides that a person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for term not exceeding 14 years.
	Subsection (7) sets out that for the purpose of this section, sections 14 and 16, an "asylum seeker" means a person who intends to claim that to remove them from or require them to leave the United Kingdom would be contrary to the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Part 1: Border Security Offences relating to articles or information for use in immigration crime Section 13: Supplying articles for use in immigration crime