One aspect of this clause is that the RNLI would appear to be guilty of an offence if they rescue a boatload of people obviously seeking illegal entry and bring them safely to shore.
https://twitter.com/jdportes/status/1412622035797352453
Criminalising the @RNLI is a somewhat unexpected development, even from the current government.
(Footnote with legal detail.)
https://twitter.com/georgeperetzqc/status/1412693787596447744
This is, I’d guess, a mess-up - of the type familiar to anyone who’s ever been involved in a complex Bill - rather than deliberate. But what Ministers decide not to focus on tells you as much about them as what they do decide to focus on.
And remember - if and when this is corrected - that the current government has grabbed extraordinary powers across the field to legislate by statutory instrument. SIs have little Parliamentary scrutiny and cannot be amended.
Which is one reason why maintaining the possibility of effective judicial review of them is so important.
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