The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2000

Definitions for transitional provisions

4.—(1) In article 3—

(a) “the new appeals provisions” means sections 59, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67 and 69 of the 1999 Act; together with any provision (including subordinate legislation) of—

(i) the 1999 Act; and

(ii) the 1971 and 1993 Acts (as amended by the 1999 Act);

which refers to those provisions;

(b) “the old appeals provisions” means—

(i) sections 13 (but not subsections (3AA) and (3AB)), 14, 15, 16, 17 of the 1971 Act;

(ii) subsections (1) to (4) of section 8 of the 1993 Act; and

(iii) subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the 1996 Act;

together with—

(iv) any subordinate legislation which applies to those provisions; and

(v) any provision of the old Immigration Acts (including subordinate legislation) which refers to those provisions;

(c) “the new procedural provisions” means—

(i) subsections (5) to (10) of section 58 of the 1999 Act; and

(ii) paragraphs 6 to 8 and 21 to 24 of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act.

(2) For the purposes of article 3, an event takes place when—

(a) a notice is served;

(b) a decision is made or taken;

(c) directions are given; and

(d) a certificate is issued.

(3) For the purposes of article 3 and Schedule 2—

(a) a notice is served;

(b) a decision is made or taken;

(c) directions are given; and

(d) a certificate is issued;

on the day on which it is or they are sent to the person concerned, if sent by post or by fax, or delivered to that person, if delivered by hand.

(4) In this article—

(a) “the old Immigration Acts” means the 1971 Act, the 1993 Act and the 1996 Act, all without the amendments made by the 1999 Act;

(b) “the person concerned” means the person who is the subject of the notice, decision, directions or certificate or the person who appears to be his representative; and

(c) a reference to the issue of a certificate is a reference to the issue of a certificate in relation to the removal of asylum claimants to safe third countries.