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Trafficking in illegal immigrants.
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2.—(1) A person who organises or knowingly facilitates the entry into the State of a person whom he or she knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be an illegal immigrant or a person who intends to seek asylum shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both,
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.
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(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply—
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(a) to anything done by a person otherwise than for gain, or
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(b) to anything done to assist a person seeking asylum by a person in the course of his or her employment by a bona fide organisation if the purposes of that organisation include giving assistance to persons seeking asylum.
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(3) Subsection (1) shall apply to acts done or omissions made outside, as well as to acts done or omissions made, in the State.
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