Immigration Act 2014

Cancellation of registration by Commissioner

4 (1) In section 87(3) (decisions of Commissioner which may be appealed to First-tier Tribunal) after paragraph (ea) insert—

“(eb) to cancel a registration under paragraph 4A(e) of that Schedule.”

(2) In paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 (powers of Commissioner on determining a complaint)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (1)(b);

(b) after sub-paragraph (1A) (inserted by paragraph 7(4) of this Schedule) insert—

“(1B) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) is subject to paragraph 4A(e) of Schedule 6 (duty of Commissioner to cancel registration of a person who is no longer competent or is otherwise unfit).”

(3) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 (applications for continued registration)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (5);

(b) in sub-paragraph (6) for “Otherwise,” substitute “Unless the Commissioner is required by paragraph 4A to cancel the applicant’s registration”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (7)(a) omit “or by a direction given by the First-tier Tribunal under section 89(2)(b)”.

(4) In Schedule 6 (registration) after paragraph 4 insert—

“Further provision for the cancellation of registration

4A The Commissioner must cancel a person’s registration if—

(a) the person asks for it to be cancelled;

(b) the person dies (in a case where the person is an individual) or is dissolved or wound up (in any other case);

(c) the person is convicted of an offence under section 25 or 26(1)(d) or (g) of the 1971 Act;

(d) under section 89(2A)(b) the First-tier Tribunal directs the Commissioner to cancel the person’s registration; or

(e) the Commissioner considers that the person is no longer competent or is otherwise unfit to provide immigration advice or immigration services.”