The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

Regulation 30

SCHEDULE 2 EFFECT ON OTHER LEGISLATION

Leave under the 1971 Act

1.—(1)  In accordance with section 7 of the Immigration Act 1988 M1 , a person who is admitted to or acquires a right to reside in the United Kingdom under these Regulations shall not require leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the 1971 Act during any period in which he has a right to reside under these Regulations but such a person shall require leave to remain under the 1971 Act during any period in which he does not have such a right.

(2) [F1 Subject to sub-paragraph (3),] where a person has leave to enter or remain under the 1971 Act which is subject to conditions and that person also has a right to reside under these Regulations, those conditions shall not have effect for as long as the person has that right to reside.

[F2 (3) Where the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is an accession State national subject to worker authorisation working in the United Kingdom during the accession period and the document endorsed to show that the person has leave is an accession worker authorisation document, any conditions to which that leave is subject restricting his employment shall continue to apply.

(4) In sub-paragraph (3)— 

(a) “ accession period ” has the meaning [F3 given in regulation 1(2)(c) of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006;[F3 given in—]

(i) regulation 1(2)(c) of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006, in relation to a person who is an accession State national subject to worker authorisation within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations; and

(ii) regulation 1(2) of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013, in relation to a person who is an accession State national subject to worker authorisation within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations;]

(b) “ accession State national subject to worker authorisation ” has the meaning [F4 given in regulation 2 of those Regulations; and[F4 given in—]

(i) regulation 2 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006; and

(ii) regulation 2 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013; and]

(c) “ accession worker authorisation document ” has the meaning [F5 given in regulation 9(2) of those Regulations. [F5 given in—]]

(i) regulation 9(2) of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006, in relation to a person who is an accession State national subject to worker authorisation within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations; and

(ii) regulation 1(2) of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013, in relation to a person who is an accession State national subject to worker authorisation within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) inserted (1.1.2007) by Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3317), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a)(i)

F2 Sch. 2 para. 1(3)(4) inserted (1.1.2007) by Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3317), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a)(ii)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(a) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/1460), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(a) (with reg. 11(8))

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(b) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/1460), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(b) (with reg. 11(8))

F5 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(4)(c) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/1460), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(c) (with reg. 11(8))

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 14.

Persons not subject to restriction on the period for which they may remain

2.—(1) For the purposes of the 1971 Act and the British Nationality Act 1981 M2 , a person who has a permanent right of residence under regulation 15 shall be regarded as a person who is in the United Kingdom without being subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for which he may remain.

(2) But a qualified person, the family member of a qualified person [F6 , a person with a derivative right of residence] and a family member who has retained the right of residence shall not, by virtue of that status, be so regarded for those purposes.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 3)

Marginal Citations

M2 1981 c. 61.

Carriers' liability under the 1999 Act

3.  For the purposes of satisfying a requirement to produce a visa under section 40(1)(b) of the 1999 Act M3 (charges in respect of passenger without proper documents), “a visa of the required kind” includes an EEA family permit, a residence card [F7 , a derivative residence card] or a permanent residence card required for admission under regulation 11(2).

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Sch. 2 para. 3 inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 23 (with Sch. 3)

Marginal Citations

M3 Section 40 was substituted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the 2002 Act.

Appeals under the 2002 Act and previous immigration Acts

4.—(1)  The following EEA decisions shall not be treated as immigration decisions for the purpose of section 82(2) of the 2002 Act (right of appeal against an immigration decision)—

(a) a decision that a person is to be removed under regulation 19(3)(a) by way of a direction under section 10(1)(a) of the 1999 Act (as provided for by regulation 24(2));

(b) a decision to remove a person under regulation 19(3)(b) by making a deportation order under section 5(1) of the 1971 Act (as provided for by regulation 24(3));

(c) a decision to remove a person mentioned in regulation 24(4) by way of directions under paragraphs 8 to 10 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act.

(2) A person who has been issued with a registration certificate, residence card, [F8 derivative residence card,] a document certifying permanent residence or a permanent residence card under these Regulations [F9 (including a registration certificate under these Regulations as applied by regulation 7 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013)] or a registration certificate under the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004M4 , [F10 or an accession worker card under the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006,] [F11 or a worker authorisation registration certificate under the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013,] or a person whose passport has been stamped with a family member residence stamp, shall have no right of appeal under section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 or section 82(1) of the 2002 Act. Any existing appeal under those sections of those Acts or under the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993M5 , the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 M6 or the 1999 Act shall be treated as abandoned.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a person may appeal to the [F12 First-tier Tribunal] under section 83(2) of the 2002 Act against the rejection of his asylum claim where—

(a) that claim has been rejected, but

(b) he has a right to reside in the United Kingdom under these Regulations.

(4)  Paragraph (3) shall not apply if the person is an EEA national and the Secretary of State certifies that the asylum claim is clearly unfounded.

(5) The Secretary of State shall certify the claim under paragraph (4) unless satisfied that it is not clearly unfounded.

(6)  In addition to the national of a State which is a contracting party to the Agreement referred to in section 84(2) of the 2002 Act, a Swiss national shall also be treated as an EEA national for the purposes of section 84(1)(d) of that Act.

(7)  An appeal under these Regulations against an EEA decision (including an appeal made on or after 1 ^st April 2003 which is treated as an appeal under these Regulations under Schedule 4 but not an appeal made before that date) shall be treated as an appeal under section 82(1) of the 2002 Act against an immigration decision for the purposes of section 96(1)(a) of the 2002 Act.

(8)  Section 120 of the 2002 Act shall apply to a person if an EEA decision has been taken or may be taken in respect of him and, accordingly, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may by notice require a statement from that person under subsection (2) of that section and that notice shall have effect for the purpose of section 96(2) of the 2002 Act.

(9)  In sub-paragraph [F13 (2) ] , “ family member residence stamp ” means a stamp in the passport of a family member of an EEA national confirming that he is the family member of an accession State worker requiring registration [F14 or an accession State national subject to worker authorisation working in the United Kingdom ] with a right of residence under these Regulations as the family member of that worker; and in this sub-paragraph “ accession State worker requiring registration ” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004 [F14 and “ accession State national subject to worker authorisation ” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 ] .

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) inserted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 24(a) (with Sch. 3)

F9 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/1460), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(a) (with reg. 11(8))

F10 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) inserted (1.1.2007) by Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3317), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b)(i)

F11 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(2) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations2013 (S.I. 2013/1460), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(b) (with reg. 11(8))

F12 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(3) substituted (15.2.2010) by The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/21), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 27 (with Sch. 4 para. 1)

F13 Word in Sch. 2 para. 4(9) substituted (16.7.2012) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1547), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 24(b) (with Sch. 3)

F14 Words in Sch. 2 para. 4(9) inserted (1.1.2007) by Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3317), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(c)

Marginal Citations

M4 S.I 2004/1219, amended by S.I. 2004/1236 and S.I. 2005/2400 .

M5 1993 c. 23 .

M6 1996 c. 49 .