Version Superseded: 20/10/2014
Point in time view as at 21/07/2008. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Section 120 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 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)This section applies to a person if—
(a)he has made an application to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or
(b)an immigration decision within the meaning of section 82 has been taken or may be taken in respect of him.
(2)The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may by notice in writing require the person to state—
(a)his reasons for wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,
(b)any grounds on which he should be permitted to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
(c)any grounds on which he should not be removed from or required to leave the United Kingdom.
(3)A statement under subsection (2) need not repeat reasons or grounds set out in—
(a)the application mentioned in subsection (1)(a), or
(b)an application to which the immigration decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b) relates.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 120 applied (1.4.2003) by S.I. 2000/2326, reg. 26A (as inserted by The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/549), reg. 2(7)
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