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3. In regulation 2—
(a)in the definition of “application”—
(i)in paragraph (a) after “clearance” insert “save for when the applicant is required to apply simultaneously for a biometric immigration document”;
(ii)at the end of paragraph (a) omit “or”; and
(iii)after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c)an application for a transit visa (meaning a visa issued to a person for the purpose of arriving in the United Kingdom in order to pass through to another country or territory without entering the United Kingdom); or
(d)an application for a document issued as evidence that a person who is not a national of an EEA state or Switzerland is entitled to enter or remain in the United Kingdom by virtue of an enforceable EU right or of any provision made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972().”;
(b)after the definition of “application” insert—
““biometric information” means photographs or fingerprints provided under regulation 3;”;
(c)after the definition of “Convention travel document” insert—
““immigration rules” means rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971();”.
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