SCHEDULES
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).