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The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

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Version Superseded: 01/06/2009

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Point in time view as at 30/04/2006. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, Section 2. Help about Changes to Legislation

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2.—(1) In these Regulations—

the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971 M1;

the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 M2;

the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

civil partnerM3 does not include a party to a civil partnership of convenience;

decision maker” means the Secretary of State, an immigration officer or an entry clearance officer (as the case may be);

document certifying permanent residence” means a document issued to an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 18, as proof of the holder's permanent right of residence under regulation 15 as at the date of issue;

EEA decision” means a decision under these Regulations that concerns a person's—

(a)

entitlement to be admitted to the United Kingdom;

(b)

entitlement to be issued with or have renewed, or not to have revoked, a registration certificate, residence card, document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card; or

(c)

removal from the United Kingdom;

EEA family permit” means a document issued to a person, in accordance with regulation 12, in connection with his admission to the United Kingdom;

EEA national” means a national of an EEA State;

EEA State” means—

(a)

a member State, other than the United Kingdom;

(b)

Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein; or

(c)

Switzerland;

entry clearance” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act M4;

entry clearance officer” means a person responsible for the grant or refusal of entry clearance;

immigration rules” has the meaning given in section 33(1) of the 1971 Act;

military service” means service in the armed forces of an EEA State;

permanent residence card” means a card issued to a person who is not an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 18, as proof of the holder's permanent right of residence under regulation 15 as at the date of issue;

registration certificate” means a certificate issued to an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 16, as proof of the holder's right of residence in the United Kingdom as at the date of issue;

relevant EEA national” in relation to an extended family member has the meaning given in regulation 8(6);

residence card” means a card issued to a person who is not an EEA national, in accordance with regulation 17, as proof of the holder's right of residence in the United Kingdom as at the date of issue;

spouse” does not include a party to a marriage of convenience;

United Kingdom national” means a person who falls to be treated as a national of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Community Treaties.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 4 (transitional provisions).

Marginal Citations

M3Civil partner has the meaning given by Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) as amended by paragraph 59 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).

M4Section 33(1) is amended by paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14).

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