D7.55 Offences in relation to Tribunal

See also Immigration Act s 353

1. Section 353 of the Immigration Act 2009 makes it to an offence for any person, who after being summonsed to attend to give evidence before the Tribunal, or to produce to it any papers, documents, records, or things, without sufficient cause:
   1. fails to attend in accordance with the summons; or
   2. refuses to be sworn or to give evidence, or having been sworn refuses to answer any question that the person is lawfully required by the Tribunal or any member of it; or
   3. fails to produce any such document, record, or thing.
2. Section 353 of the Immigration Act 2009 makes it an offence for any person who:
   1. intentionally obstructs or hinders the Tribunal or any member of it; or
   2. without sufficient cause, fails to comply with any requirement of the Tribunal or authorised person made under clause 10(1)(b) or (c) of Schedule 2 of the Immigration Act 2009; or
   3. without sufficient cause, acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any order made by the Tribunal under clause 10(3) of Schedule 2 of the Immigration Act 2009 or any term or condition of the order.

Effective 29/11/2010