The Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Codeof Practice for Rail Freight) Order 2001
This Order brings into operation on 1st March 2001 the Code of Practice issued pursuant to section 33 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, as applied by the Carriers' Liability (Clandestine Entrants) (Application to Rail Freight) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/280). This Code of Practice is to be followed by any person operating a system for preventing the carriage of clandestine entrants by rail freight wagons, and is to be taken into account in determining whether a person who has transported clandestine entrants was operating an effective system for preventing their carriage, and accordingly has a defence to the penalty under section 34 of the Act.