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There are two offences where this might happen. The handling offence in Clause 14 covers when someone receives a relevant item. That relevant item could include a boat or a dinghy. It is not clear what “receive” would mean and how that could impact someone who is trying to reach the UK. Does it mean they helped to carry it? Does it mean they held it in the water, or whatever? It needs to be absolutely clear. The offence covers collecting, possessing or viewing information that could be used to organise or prepare for getting to the UK irregularly. That is very broad—it could cover anything—and it is probably very important to the Government’s ambitions, because it will impact, possibly, people who get into a small boat, and that is where the need for distinction starts.