SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5The Immigration Services Commissioner
Part IRegulatory Functions
Code of Standards
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1
The Commissioner must prepare and issue a code setting standards of conduct which those to whom the code applies are expected to meet.
2
The code is to be known as the Code of Standards but is referred to in this Schedule as “the Code”.
3
The Code is to apply to any person providing immigration advice or immigration services other than—
a
a person who is authorised by a designated professional body to practise as a member of the profession whose members are regulated by that body;
b
a person who works under the supervision of such a person; or
c
a person mentioned in section 84(6).
4
It is the duty of any person to whom the Code applies to comply with its provisions in providing immigration advice or immigration services.
5
If the Commissioner alters the Code, he must re-issue it.
6
Before issuing the Code or altering it, the Commissioner must consult—
a
each of the designated professional bodies;
b
the designated judges;
c
the Lord President of the Court of Session;
d
the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland; and
e
such other persons appearing to him to represent the views of persons engaged in the provision of immigration advice or immigration services as he considers appropriate.
7
The Commissioner must publish the Code in such form and manner as the Secretary of State may direct.