The Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

PART 1 General

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 does not apply.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971(1);

“the 1997 Act” means the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997(2);

“the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(3);

“appealable decision” means a decision which may be appealed against under these Regulations;

“appellant” means a person who brings an appeal under these Regulations;

“relevant authority” means—

(a)

where the appeal under these Regulations lies to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, the Commission;

(b)

otherwise, the Tribunal;

“scheme entry clearance” means entry clearance granted by virtue of relevant entry clearance immigration rules(4);

“the Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal.

(2) References in these Regulations to an appeal which is pending are to be read in accordance with regulation 13.

(1)

1971 c. 77.

(2)

1997 c. 68.

(3)

2002 c. 41.

(4)

See section 17(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the EUWAA”) for the meaning of “relevant entry clearance immigration rules”; and see section 17(5) of the EUWAA for the meanings of “entry clearance” and “immigration rules”.