SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Transitional and consequential provision

PART 8Provision relating to immigration advisers and immigration service providers

Transitional provision

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1

The provisions listed in paragraph 68(2) (apart from paragraph 5(3)(d) of Schedule 5 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) apply in relation to a person who—

a

was an exempt person immediately before the day on which paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 comes into force, and

b

became a registered person on that day by virtue of paragraph 67(1),

as if, while the person was an exempt person, the person had been a registered person.

2

In paragraph 10A(2)(a) of Schedule 5 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the reference to premises which have been used in connection with the provision of immigration advice or immigration services by a registered person includes premises which have been so used by an exempt person.

3

In this paragraph “exempt person” has the meaning given by section 84(4)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.