This section makes provision in relation to an immigration officer passing on a relevant article to other persons, where there is a reasonable belief that the article or information stored on it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of, or is evidence in relation to, an offence other than the immigration offence (defined as the "relevant offence") (subsection (1)).
	Subsection (2) places a duty on an immigration officer, who has formed the belief under subsection (1)(b), to notify a person who has the functions to investigate the relevant offence.
	Subsection (3) provides an immigration officer with discretion to notify a person who has the functions to investigate the relevant offence, where the immigration officer reasonably believes the article also relates to an immigration offence.
	Subsection (4) requires that a person notified under this section must as soon as reasonably practicable, inform the immigration officer of whether they will accept the relevant article.
	Subsection (5) sets out the circumstances in which a person notified under this section can refuse to accept the relevant article. Subsection (6) confirms that if the person notified agrees to accept the article, it must be passed to the person as soon as reasonably practicable. Subsection (7) ensures that where a relevant article is passed on, any provision of an enactment which apply to items seized or taken away by the person applies to the relevant article as if it had been seized or taken away by the person for the purposes of the investigation of the relevant offence. Subsection (8) explains that if a person informs an immigration officer that they will not accept the relevant article, by virtue of subsection (5)(a), the immigration officer must decide whether to continue to retain the article under section 24(9).
	Subsection (9) sets out the options available to immigration officers if a relevant article is not accepted because subsection (5)(b) or (c) applies.
	Subsection (10) confirms that where a relevant article has been obtained in consequence of more than one offence, other than an immigration offence, reference to the relevant offence applies to any of those offences.
	Subsection (11) explains that functions conferred or imposed by this section on an immigration officer may be exercised by any other immigration officer.
	Subsection (12) confirms that this section applies to a relevant article retained under section 24(9)(a) by the Secretary of State in the same way as it applies to an immigration officer.
	Subsection (13) confirms that references to an immigration officer, except for subsection (11), are to be read as references to the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (14) defines "enactment" and "immigration offence", for the purposes of this section.
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