13 Appeals against exclusion from United Kingdom.U.K.
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a person who is refused leave to enter the United Kingdom under this Act may appeal to an adjudicator against the decision that he requires leave or against the refusal.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a person who, on an application duly made, is refused a [F1certificate of entitlement] or an entry clearance may appeal to an adjudicator against the refusal.
[F2(3)A person shall not be entitled to appeal, on the ground that he has a right of abode in the United Kingdom, against a decision that he requires leave to enter the United Kingdom unless he holds such a passport or certificate as is mentioned in section 3(9) above;]
and a person shall not be entitled to appeal against a refusal of leave to enter so long as he is in the United Kingdom, unless he was refused leave at a port of entry and at a time when he held a current entry clearance or was a person named in a current work permit.
(4)An appeal against a refusal of leave to enter shall be dismissed by the adjudicator if he is satisfied that the appellant was at the time of the refusal an illegal entrant, and an appeal against a refusal of an entry clearance shall be dismissed by the adjudicator if he is satisfied that a deportation order was at the time of the refusal in force in respect of the appellant.
(5)A person shall not be entitled to appeal against a refusal of leave to enter, or against a refusal of an entry clearance, if the Secretary of State certifies that directions have been given by the Secretary of State (and not by a person acting under his authority) for the appellant not to be given entry to the United Kingdom on the ground that his exclusion is conducive to the public good, or if the leave to enter or entry clearance was refused in obedience to any such directions.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61), s. 52(7), Sch. 4 para. 3(1)
F2S. 13(3) up to the end of para. (b) substituted by Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62), s. 3(2)