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(1)Nothing in this Act affects any power to exclude a person from the United Kingdom by virtue of the prerogative of the Crown.
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C1S. 53 extended (with modifications) (22.7.2020) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/773), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C2S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (22.7.2020) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions (Isle of Man) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/774), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(c)
C3S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591, S.I. 2020/950 and S.I. 2020/1289 have come into force) by The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1588), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17, 21
C4S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Guinea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1266), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C5S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/951 has come into force) by The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1269), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 18
C6S. 53 extended (with modifications) to specified British overseas territories (31.12.2020) by The Iraq (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1260), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C7S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591 and S.I. 2020/950 have come into force) by The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1561), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17
C8S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/950 and S.I. 2020/1289 have come into force) by The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1564), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 17, 21
C9S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1571), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C10S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1282), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17
C11S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591 and S.I. 2020/950 have come into force) by The South Sudan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1287), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17
C12S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591 and S.I. 2020/950 have come into force) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1563), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17
C13S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591, S.I. 2020/950 and S.I. 2020/1289 have come into force) by The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1608), arts. 1(2), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17, 21
C14S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Somalia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1285), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17
C15S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Venezuela (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1262), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C16S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Misappropriation (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1575), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C17S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/591 and S.I. 2020/950 have come into force) by The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1281), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 5, 17
C18S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1562), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C19S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Yemen (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1589), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C20S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Burundi (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1263), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C21S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1124), arts. 1, 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17
C22S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1284), regs. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C23S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1598), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C24S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/951 has come into force) by The Cyber (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1270), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 18
C25S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1579), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C26S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Sudan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1592), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C27S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1272), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C28S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Burma (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1264), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C29S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1267), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C30S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/950 has come into force) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1286), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 17
C31S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/1397 has come into force) by The Mali (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1591), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 22
C32S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1587), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C33S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Syria (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1580), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C34S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after S.I. 2020/951 has come into force) by The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1268), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 5
C35S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1271), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1; S.I. 2020/1514, regs. 4, 18
C36S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (15.1.2021) by The Libya (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/37), regs. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C37S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (29.4.2021 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Myanmar (Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/529), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(c)
C38S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (29.4.2021) by The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions (Overseas Territories) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/525), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C39S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (29.4.2021 at 5.00 pm) by The Myanmar (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/528), arts. 1(1), 3(c), Sch. 1
C40S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (29.4.2021) by The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions (Isle of Man) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/526), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(c)
C41S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (11.11.2021 for specified purposes) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Isle of Man) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1257), arts. 1(1), 3
C42S. 53 extended (British Overseas Territories) (with modifications) (28.12.2022) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1347), art. 3, reg. 1(1), Sch. 1
C43S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (28.12.2022) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1340), arts. 1(1), 3
C44S. 53 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (14.12.2023) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1376), arts. 1(1), 3(1)(c)
C45S. 53 extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (14.12.2023) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1377), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. 1
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