(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations about evidence relevant to the determination of any of the following questions for a purpose of this Part—
(a)whether a person is a relevant national;
(b)whether a person has the appropriate immigration status;
(c)whether a person has a relevant visa.
(2)The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—
(a)the kind of evidence which is to be supplied;
(b)the form in which evidence is to be supplied;
(c)the manner in which evidence is to be supplied;
(d)the period within which evidence is to be supplied;
(e)the supply of further evidence;
(f)the sufficiency of evidence supplied;
(g)the consequences of failing to supply sufficient evidence in accordance with the regulations (including provision to secure that, in such a case, a particular decision is made or is to be treated as having been made);
(h)the retention or copying of evidence supplied.
(3)The Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General before making regulations under this section.
(4)In this section “evidence” includes a photograph or other image.