Point in time view as at 20/11/2023.
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Paragraph 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring prescribed local authorities or local authorities falling within a prescribed description of authority to provide support, during the interim period, to eligible persons.U.K.
(2)“Eligible persons” means—
(a)asylum-seekers, or
(b)their dependants,
who appear to be destitute or to be likely to become destitute within such period as may be prescribed.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), in Northern Ireland, [F1a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1))] is to be treated as a local authority.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 9 para. 1(3) substituted (30.11.2022) by The Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1174), arts. 1(2), 7(3)
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