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22.—(1) This regulation applies to a person who claims a right of admission to the United Kingdom under regulation 11 as—
[F1(a) a person, not being an EEA national, who—
(i) is a family member of an EEA national;
(ii)is a family member who has retained the right of residence;
(iii)has a derivative right of residence;
(iv)has a permanent right of residence under regulation 15; or
(v) is in possession of a qualifying EEA State residence card; or ]
[F2(b) an EEA national, where there is reason to believe that he may fall to be excluded under regulation 19(1) [F3(1A) or (1AB)].]
(2) A person to whom this regulation applies is to be treated as if he were a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom under the 1971 Act for the purposes of paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 7, 16 to 18 and 21 to 24 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act M1 (administrative provisions as to control on entry etc), except that—
(a)the reference in paragraph 2(1) to the purpose for which the immigration officer may examine any persons who have arrived in the United Kingdom is to be read as a reference to the purpose of determining whether he is a person who is to be granted admission under these Regulations;
(b)the references in paragraphs 4(2A), 7 and 16(1) to a person who is, or may be, given leave to enter are to be read as references to a person who is, or may be, granted admission under these Regulations; and
(c)a medical examination is not be carried out under paragraph 2 or paragraph 7 as a matter of routine and may only be carried out within three months of a person's arrival in the United Kingdom.
(3) For so long as a person to whom this regulation applies is detained, or temporarily admitted or released while liable to detention, under the powers conferred by Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act, he is deemed not to have been admitted to the United Kingdom.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 22(1)(a) substituted (7.4.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 19(a)
F2Reg. 22(1)(b) substituted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 8
F3Words in reg. 22(1)(b) substituted (1.1.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 19(b)
Marginal Citations
M1The relevant parts of Schedule 2 were amended by Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71), paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61), paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 10 of the Schedule to the Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14), paragraphs 5, 7, 10 and 11 of Schedule 2, and Schedule 4 to the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c. 49), paragraph 70 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 140 of and paragraphs 43, 56, 58 to 63 of Schedule 14, and Schedule 16 to the 1999 Act, sections 63, 64 and 73 of and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act, paragraph 149 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (c. 19), and S.I. 1993/1813.
23.—(1) This regulation applies to a person who is in the United Kingdom and has been refused admission to the United Kingdom—
(a) because he does not meet the requirement of regulation 11 (including where he does not meet those requirements because his EEA family permit, residence card [F4, derivative residence card ] or permanent residence card has been revoked by an immigration officer in accordance with regulation 20); or
(b)in accordance with regulation [F519(1), (1A) [F6, (1AB)] or (2)].
(2) A person to whom this regulation applies, is to be treated as if he were a person refused leave to enter under the 1971 Act for the purpose of paragraphs 8, 10, 10A, 11, 16 to 19 and 21 to 24 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act, except that the reference in paragraph 19 to a certificate of entitlement, entry clearance or work permit is to be read as a reference to an EEA family permit, residence card [F7, derivative residence card] [F8, a qualifying EEA State residence card, or a permanent residence card].
Textual Amendments
F4Words in reg. 23(1)(a) inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 16 (with Sch. 3)
F5Words in reg. 23(1)(b) substituted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 9
F6Word in reg. 23(1)(b) inserted (1.1.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 20(a)
F7Words in reg. 23(2) inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 16 (with Sch. 3)
F8Words in reg. 23(2) substituted (7.4.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 20(b)
24.—[F9(1) If there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is someone who may be removed from the United Kingdom under [F10regulation 19(3)(b)” and for “an immigration officer” substitute “the Secretary of State], that person may be detained under the authority of an immigration officer pending a decision whether or not to remove the person under that regulation, and paragraphs 17 and 18 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act shall apply in relation to the detention of such a person as those paragraphs apply in relation to a person who may be detained under paragraph 16 of that Schedule.]
(2) [F11 Where a decision is taken to remove a person ] under regulation 19(3)(a), [F12or (c)] the person is to be treated as if he were a person to whom section 10(1)(a) of the 1999 Act M2 applied, and section 10 of that Act (removal of certain persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom) is to apply accordingly.
(3) [F11 Where a decision is taken to remove a person ] under regulation 19(3)(b), the person is to be treated as if he were a person to whom section 3(5)(a) of the 1971 Act M3 (liability to deportation) applied, and section 5 of that Act M4 (procedure for deportation) and Schedule 3 to that Act M5 (supplementary provision as to deportation) are to apply accordingly.
[F13(4) A person who enters the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation or exclusion order shall be removable as an illegal entrant under Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act and the provisions of that Schedule shall apply accordingly.]
(5) Where such a deportation order is made against a person but he is not removed under the order during the two year period beginning on the date on which the order is made, the Secretary of State shall only take action to remove the person under the order after the end of that period if, having assessed whether there has been any material change in circumstances since the deportation order was made, he considers that the removal continues to be justified on the grounds of public policy, public security or public health.
(6) A person to whom this regulation applies shall be allowed one month to leave the United Kingdom, beginning on the date on which he is notified of the decision to remove him, before being removed pursuant to that decision except—
(a)in duly substantiated cases of urgency;
(b)where the person is detained pursuant to the sentence or order of any court;
(c)where a person is a person to whom regulation 24(4) applies.
[F14(7) Paragraph (6) of this regulation does not apply where a decision has been taken under regulation 19(3) on the basis that the relevant person—
(a)has ceased to have a derivative right of residence; or
(b)is a person who would have had a derivative right of residence but for the effect of a decision to remove under regulation 19(3)(b).]
Textual Amendments
F9Reg. 24(1) substituted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 10(a)
F10Words in reg. 24(1) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(a) (with Sch. 3)
F11Words in reg. 24(2)(3) substituted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 10(b)
F12Words in reg. 24(2) inserted (1.1.2014) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No.2)Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/3032), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 21
F13Reg. 24(4) substituted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 10(c)
F14Reg. 24(7) inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(b) (with Sch. 3)
Marginal Citations
M2Section 10 is amended by sections 73 to 75 of and Schedule 9 to the 2002 Act.
M3Section 3(5) is amended by paragraphs 43 and 44 of Schedule 14 to the 1999 Act.
M4Section 5 is amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61), paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14), paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c. 49) and paragraph 37 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
M5Schedule 3 is amended by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), paragraph 10 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14), paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c. 49), section 54 of, and paragraphs 43 and 68 of Schedule 14 to, the 1999 Act, paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act, paragraph 150 of Schedule 8, and Schedule 10, to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), and section 34 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (c. 19).
24A.—(1) A deportation or exclusion order shall remain in force unless it is revoked by the Secretary of State under this regulation.
(2) A person who is subject to a deportation or exclusion order may apply to the Secretary of State to have it revoked if the person considers that there has been a material change in the circumstances that justified the making of the order.
(3) An application under paragraph (2) shall set out the material change in circumstances relied upon by the applicant and may only be made whilst the applicant is outside the United Kingdom.
(4) On receipt of an application under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall revoke the order if the Secretary of State considers that [F16the criteria for making such an order are no longer satisfied].
(5) The Secretary of State shall take a decision on an application under paragraph (2) no later than six months after the date on which the application is received.]
Textual Amendments
F15 Reg. 24A inserted (1.6.2009) by Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1117) , reg. 1 , Sch. 1 para. 11
F16 Words in reg. 24A(4) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547) , reg. 2(1) , Sch. 1 para. 18 (with Sch. 3 )