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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Detention at ports

    1. 1.Designated immigration officers

    2. 2.Detention

    3. 3.Enforcement

    4. 4.Interpretation: “port”

  3. Biometric registration

    1. 5.Registration regulations

    2. 6.Regulations: supplemental

    3. 7.Effect of non-compliance

    4. 8.Use and retention of information

    5. 9.Penalty

    6. 10.Penalty: objection

    7. 11.Penalty: appeal

    8. 12.Penalty: enforcement

    9. 13.Penalty: code of practice

    10. 14.Penalty: prescribed matters

    11. 15.Interpretation

  4. Treatment of claimants

    1. 16.Conditional leave to enter or remain

    2. 17.Support for failed asylum-seekers

    3. 18.Support for asylum-seekers: enforcement

    4. 19.Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal

    5. 20.Fees

    6. 21.Children

  5. Enforcement

    1. 22.Assaulting an immigration officer: offence

    2. 23.Assaulting an immigration officer: powers of arrest, &c.

    3. 24.Seizure of cash

    4. 25.Forfeiture of detained property

    5. 26.Disposal of property

    6. 27.Employment: arrest

    7. 28.Employment: search for personnel records

    8. 29.Facilitation: arrival and entry

    9. 30.Facilitation: territorial application

    10. 31.People trafficking

  6. Deportation of criminals

    1. 32.Automatic deportation

    2. 33.Exceptions

    3. 34.Timing

    4. 35.Appeal

    5. 36.Detention

    6. 37.Family

    7. 38.Interpretation

    8. 39.Consequential amendments

  7. Information

    1. 40.Supply of Revenue and Customs information

    2. 41.Confidentiality

    3. 42.Wrongful disclosure

    4. 43.Supply of police information, etc.

    5. 44.Search for evidence of nationality

    6. 45.Search for evidence of nationality: other premises

    7. 46.Seizure of nationality documents

    8. 47.Police civilians

  8. Border and Immigration Inspectorate

    1. 48.Establishment

    2. 49.Chief Inspector: supplemental

    3. 50.Reports

    4. 51.Plans

    5. 52.Relationship with other bodies: general

    6. 53.Relationship with other bodies: non-interference notices

    7. 54.Abolition of other bodies

    8. 55.Prescribed matters

    9. 56.Senior President of Tribunals

  9. General

    1. 57.Money

    2. 58.Repeals

    3. 59.Commencement

    4. 60.Extent

    5. 61.Citation

    1. SCHEDULE

      Repeals

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