Immigration Act 2014

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)

3 (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).