The Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 1997

1.  This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

2.—(1) Part II (appeals) of the Immigration Act 1971 and Part II of Schedule 2 to that Act shall extend, with the modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order, to the Isle of Man.

(2) Section 7 of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 (curtailment of leave to enter or remain) shall extend, with the following modifications, to the Isle of Man—

(a) for the words “United Kingdom”, wherever occurring except in the expression “the United Kingdom’s obligations”, substitute “Isle of Man”;

(b) for the words “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “Lieutenant-Governor”;

(c) in subsection (2) omit the words from “or section 8(2)” to the end of the subsection.

(3) Section 1A of the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987 (visas for transit passengers)(1) shall extend, with the following modifications, to the Isle of Man—

(a) for the words “Secretary of State” substitute “Lieutenant-Governor”;

(b) for the words “United Kingdom”, wherever occurring, substitute “Isle of Man”;

(c) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) An order under this section shall be laid before Tynwald.”

3.  In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 1991(2)—

(a) for paragraph 18(d) there shall be substituted—

“(d) in subsection (4), omit the words from “and an appeal” to the end of the subsection.”

(b) the following provisions are revoked—

• paragraph 17(b);

• paragraph 20(m)(iii) and (iv);

• paragraph 20(n)(iii);

• paragraph 20(s).

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council