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SCHEDULE 2Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision

Part 1Consequential Amendments

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)

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(1)

In section 107 (practice directions)—

(a)

for “the Immigration Appeal Tribunal” substitute “ the Tribunal ”,

(b)

omit subsection (2), and

(c)

at the end add—

“(3)

A practice direction may, in particular, require the Tribunal to treat a specified decision of the Tribunal as authoritative in respect of a particular matter.”

(2)

The reference to a decision of the Tribunal in section 107(3) (as added by sub-paragraph (1) above) shall be treated as including a reference to a decision of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.