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SCHEDULE 2Meaning of biometric information

3Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)

1

Section 126 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (power to require provision of physical data with certain immigration applications) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “information about external physical characteristics of the applicant” substitute “biometric information”;

b

in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “information about his external physical characteristics” substitute “biometric information”.

3

In subsection (4)(a), (b) and (c), before “information” insert “biometric”.

4

In subsection (9), after the definition of “authorised person” insert—

  • “biometric information” has the meaning given by section 15 of the UK Borders Act 2007,

5

In that subsection, omit the definition of “external physical characteristics” (and the “and” before it).