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The Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972

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3.—(1) This Article applies to—

(a)any person (other than a citizen of the Republic of Ireland) who arrives in the United Kingdom on an aircraft which began its flight in that Republic if he entered that Republic in the course of a journey to the United Kingdom which began outside the common travel area and was not given leave to land in that Republic in accordance with the law in force there;

(b)any person (other than a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph applies) who arrives in the United Kingdom on a local journey from the Republic of Ireland if he satisfies any of the following conditions, that is to say:—

(i)he is a visa national who has no valid visa for his entry into the United Kingdom;

(ii)he entered that Republic unlawfully from a place outside the common travel area;

(iii)he entered that Republic from a place in the United Kingdom and Islands after entering there unlawfully, provided that he has not subsequently been given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or any of the Islands; or

(iv)he is a person in respect of whom directions have been given by the Secretary of State for him not to be given entry to the United Kingdom on the ground that his exclusion is conducive to the public good.

(2) In relation only to persons to whom this Article applies, the Republic of Ireland shall be excluded from section 1(3) of the Act (provisions relating to person travelling on local journeys in the common travel area).

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