Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

3 (1) At such intervals as the Commissioner may determine, each registered person must submit an application for his registration to be continued. U.K.

(2) Different intervals may be fixed by the Commissioner in relation to different registered persons or descriptions of registered person.

(3) An application for continued registration must—

(a) be made to the Commissioner in such form and manner, and

(b) be accompanied by such information and supporting evidence,

as the Commissioner may from time to time determine.

(4) When considering an application for continued registration, the Commissioner may require the applicant to provide him with such further information or supporting evidence as the Commissioner may reasonably require.

(5) If the Commissioner considers that an applicant for continued registration is no longer competent or is otherwise unfit to provide immigration advice or immigration services, he must cancel the applicant’s registration.

(6) Otherwise, the Commissioner must continue the applicant’s registration but may, in doing so, vary the registration—

(a) so as to make it have limited effect in any of the ways mentioned in paragraph 2(2); or

(b) so as to make it have full effect.

(7) If a registered person fails, without reasonable excuse—

(a) to make an application for continued registration as required by sub-paragraph (1) or by a direction given by the [F1 First-tier Tribunal] under [F2 section 89(2)(b)], or

(b) to provide further information or evidence under sub-paragraph (4),

the Commissioner may cancel the person’s registration as from such date as he may determine.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 6 para. 3(7)(a) substituted (18.1.2010) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 41 (with Sch. 5)

F2 Words in Sch. 6 para. 3(7)(a) substituted (1.10.2004) by Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19), ss. 37(6)(b), 48(3); S.I. 2004/2523, art. 2, Sch.