SCHEDULES

C1C3SCHEDULE 2Meaning of biometric information

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 2 extended (with modifications) (Jersey) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Jersey) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/619), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. 2

C3

Sch. 2 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 5, Sch. 4, Sch. 4A

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

I1C23

1

Section 126 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (power to require provision of physical data with certain immigration applications) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “information about external physical characteristics of the applicant” substitute “ biometric information ”;

b

in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “information about his external physical characteristics” substitute “ biometric information ”.

3

In subsection (4)(a), (b) and (c), before “information” insert “ biometric ”.

4

In subsection (9), after the definition of “authorised person” insert—

“biometric information” has the meaning given by section 15 of the UK Borders Act 2007,

5

In that subsection, omit the definition of “external physical characteristics” (and the “and” before it).