Section 91Part 8 — Deportation
Service of deportation order and power to detain deportees
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A deportation order shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed, by any immigration officer or constable.
A person in respect of whom a deportation order is made or a certificate is given by a court with a view to the making of a deportation order may be detained in such manner and in such place as may be directed by the Cabinet and may be placed on board a vessel about to leave the Islands, and shall be deemed to be in lawful custody while so detained and until the vessel finally leaves the Islands.
Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person who has been convicted of an offence and against whom a deportation order may be made may, whether before or after the making of such order, be allowed to leave the Islands voluntarily, with the permission of the Chief Immigration Officer and under the supervision of an immigration officer or constable, and that person shall be deemed to be in legal custody while he is under such supervision.