The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Relevant Employers) Order 2002

Exemption of relevant employers

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), section 84(1) of the Act (provision of immigration services) shall not apply to a person who provides immigration advice or immigration services free of charge to an employee or prospective employee who—

(a) is the subject of an application for a work permit submitted by the prospective employer;

(b) has been granted a work permit entitling him to work with the employer; or

(c) is an EEA national or the family member of an EEA national,

• where the immigration advice or immigration services are restricted to matters which concern that employee or prospective employee or his immediate family.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the person providing the immigration advice or immigration services must be the employer or prospective employer of the person receiving the advice or services, or an employee of that employer acting as such.