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Carrier definition

What does Carrier mean? Carrier describes a person or business that transports goods or passengers by road, rail, air, sea or inland waterway, whether for reward or gratuitously. The term is used across carriage of goods and carriage of passengers and, in practice, its meaning is set by the relevant statute or convention for the mode of transport (for example, the CMR Convention for international road, the Hague‑Visby Rules/Carriage of Goods by Sea Acts, the Montreal Convention for air, and the Athens Convention for sea passengers). These instruments impose mandatory rules on liability, limitation, time limits and jurisdiction. Transport documents (such as a...

UK carriers’ immigration obligations and civil penalties: document checks, eVisas and ETAs, clandestine entrants and goods vehicle security, API and PNR data, Authority to Carry, procedures, defences and appeals

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Practice notes

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The transport sector has a number of legal duties when bringing passengers into the UK. These are:

to thoroughly verify passengers’ travel documents
to stop clandestine entrants to the UK, including making sure commercial goods vehicles are properly secured
to submit the specified advance electronic information to UK Border Force about passengers or crews of ships or aircraft
to seek and obtain authority to Carry a passenger to the UK under the Authority to Carry Scheme 2023

There are also various miscellaneous offences linked to Carrier activities.

Charges in relation to passengers without proper documents for passengers without proper documents

UK Border Force, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD), may impose a fixed penalty of £2,000 on the owner of a ship or aircraft where a passenger arrives in the UK without the correct documentation...

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Dan practices in all areas of Criminal Law and has appeared in all courts from Magistrates' and Youth Courts, the Crown Court and Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. As well as defending, he has appeared for the CPS and other prosecuting agencies in all types of appearances including trials. He also practices in Immigration law (mainly on asylum and asylum-related cases) and has been instructed in the Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal on immigration matters. He is happy to act pro bono in suitable cases. Dan has a particular interest in the cross-over of Criminal and Immigration Law and is recognised as a leading expert in defending immigration offences and victims of trafficking. He has appeared in many key cases before the Court of Appeal in this area. He has also been instructed on a number of successful...

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