Amendment of regulation 12
4. In paragraph (5) of regulation 12 (persons treated as not being in Great Britain), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(zd)a person who was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7th October 2023, left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7th October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack and—
(i)has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(1),
(ii)has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act(2), or
(iii)does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act;
(ze)a person who was residing in Sudan before 15th April 2023, left Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated on 15th April 2023 in Khartoum and across Sudan and—
(i)has been granted leave in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,
(ii)has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of that Act, or
(iii)does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act;”.
Section 2 was substituted by section 39(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) and amended by S.I. 2019/745.