Amendments relating to Appendix HM Armed Forces
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9.—(1) In Schedule 1—
(a)in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation)—
(i)before the definition of “liable to immigration detention” insert—
““HM Armed Forces service leaver” means a person described in paragraph AF 3.1 together with paragraph AF 5.1 of Appendix HM Armed Forces of the immigration rules;”;
(ii)after the definition of “liable to immigration detention” insert—
““member of HM Armed Forces” means a person described in paragraph AF 3.1 of Appendix HM Armed Forces of the immigration rules;”;
(iii)omit the definition of “member of HM Forces”;
(b)in paragraph 2(3) (fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom), for “a member of HM Forces” substitute “an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces”;
(c)in Table 1—
(i)in the heading to 1.3D, for “foreign or Commonwealth citizen discharged from HM Forces” substitute “an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces”;
(ii)in 1.3D.1, for “paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces” substitute “Appendix HM Armed Forces”;
(d)in Table 3 (fee for applications for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom – dependants of members of HM Forces)—
(i)in the heading, for “members of HM Forces” substitute “HM Armed Forces service leavers and members of HM Armed Forces”;
(ii)in 3.1.1, for “a member of HM Forces” substitute “an HM Armed Forces service leaver or a member of HM Armed Forces”;
(e)in Table 4 (exceptions in respect of fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—
(i)in the heading to 4.11.1, for “foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces” substitute “HM Armed Forces service leavers and members of HM Armed Forces”;
(ii)in 4.11.1, for “paragraph 13 of Appendix Armed Forces” substitute “Appendix HM Armed Forces”.
(2) In Schedule 2, in Table 9—
(a)in the heading to 9.18, for “foreign or Commonwealth citizens discharged from HM Forces” substitute “HM Armed Forces service leavers and members of HM Armed Forces”;
(b)in 9.18, for “paragraph 16 of Appendix Armed Forces” substitute “Appendix HM Armed Forces”.