(1)During the period beginning when a person makes a claim for asylum and ending when the Secretary of State gives him notice of the decision on the claim, he may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom.
(2)Subsection (1) does not prevent—
(a)directions for his removal being given during that period;
(b)a deportation order being made against him during that period.
(3)But no such direction or order is to have effect during that period.
(4)This section is to be treated as having come into force on 26 July 1993.