The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order –

“airside pass” in relation to an airport means a pass allowing the person to whom it has been issued unaccompanied access to a restricted zone or part of a restricted zone at that airport;

“EEA national” means a national of an EEA State;

“EEA State” means –

(a)

a Member State, other than the United Kingdom;

(b)

Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein; or

(c)

Switzerland;

“Identity and Passport Service” means the Secretary of State acting through the Identity and Passport Service;

“restricted zone” means an area designated by the Secretary of State under section 11A of the Aviation Security Act 1982(1); and

“the 2006 Act” means the Identity Cards Act 2006.

Commencement

2.—(1) Section 2(1) and (2), and section 5(1)(b), of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 30^th November 2009 in relation to any person to whom paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) applies, except to the extent that those provisions are already in force in respect of such persons.

(2) This paragraph applies to a British citizen or EEA national who is employed by, or is working under a contract for services for, the Identity and Passport Service.

(3) This paragraph applies to a British citizen or EEA national who is employed by, or is working under a contract for services for, the Home Office and whose place of work is permanently or temporarily at premises located in a London borough, in the City of London, or in the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple.

(4) This paragraph applies to a British citizen who –

(a) holds, or has at any time on or after 1^st January 2009 held, a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971(2)) which provides evidence of his British citizenship; and

(b) either –

(i) the address of his place of residence is located in an area to which one of the postcodes listed in the Schedule corresponds; or

(ii) is employed and his place of work is permanently or temporarily at premises located in an area to which one of the postcodes listed in the Schedule corresponds.

(5) This paragraph applies to a British citizen or EEA national who holds an airside pass in respect of Manchester Airport or London City Airport, holds employment for which such a pass is required, or has been offered employment for which such a pass is required.

(6) This paragraph applies to a British citizen or EEA national who is a member of the Public Panel or the Experts Group established by the Identity and Passport Service(3).

Meg Hillier

Parliamentary Under‑Secretary of State

Home Office

16th November 2009