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Sailors won’t be criminalised under Immigration Act amendments

Sailors who voluntarily assist migrants and refugees in distress in accordance with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), and land them in the UK, will not risk criminal liability.

The RYA has welcomed the assurance from the Government that amendments to section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971 are only

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