International Protection Act 2026
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Termination of screening | ||
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35. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister and any other person carrying out procedures in respect of a person under this Part shall endeavour to carry out those procedures as soon as practicable and, where possible, no later than— | ||
(a) 7 days after the person arrives at a screening centre, or | ||
(b) in the case of an applicant referred to in section 23 (1), 7 days after the procedures have commenced in respect of the applicant in accordance with alternative arrangements referred to in that section. | ||
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall operate to prevent the Minister or any other person from performing a function under this Part after the expiry of the period referred to in subsection (1). | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the procedures under this Part shall be terminated immediately where— | ||
(a) the person expresses an intention to withdraw the application concerned under section 70 , | ||
(b) the person is arrested on suspicion of committing an offence, | ||
(c) the person is surrendered under the Extradition Act 1965 , or | ||
(d) the person is considered by a registered medical practitioner to be unable to be the subject of procedures under this Part for reasons of ill-health. | ||
(4) Where the procedures under this Part are terminated in accordance with subsection (3) the Minister— | ||
(a) may— | ||
(i) complete, in so far as practicable, the form referred to in section 33 in respect of the person, and | ||
(ii) require the applicant to comply with alternative arrangements under section 23 , | ||
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(b) shall record the reason why the procedures were terminated under subsection (3) in the form referred to in section 33 . |