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Powers of immigration officers etc
46.Powers in connection with examination, detention and removal
47.Search of premises in connection with imposition of civil penalty
50.Retention of things seized under Part 3 of the Immigration Act 1971
51.Search for nationality documents by detainee custody officers etc
52.Seizure of nationality documents by detainee custody officers etc
SCHEDULES
Functions in relation to labour market
Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c.30)
9.Before section 12 (but after the italic heading before it)...
10.(1) Section 15 (slavery and trafficking prevention orders on application)...
11.In section 19(7) (requirement to provide name and address)—
12.(1) Section 20 (variation, renewal and discharge) is amended as...
13.(1) Section 23 (slavery and trafficking risk orders) is amended...
14.In section 26(7) (requirement to provide name and address)—
15.(1) Section 27 (variation, renewal and discharge) is amended as...
16.After section 30 (offences) insert— Enforcement by Gangmasters and Labour...
17.In section 33 (guidance), in subsection (1) for “and the...
Consequential and related amendments
Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (c. 11)
13.The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 is amended as follows.
14.In the italic heading before section 1, for “Gangmasters Licensing...
15.In section 1 (Gangmasters Licensing Authority)— (a) in the heading,...
16.In section 2 (directions etc by the Secretary of State),...
18.In section 8 (general power of Authority to make rules)—...
19.In section 14 (offences: supplementary provisions) after subsection (2) insert—...
20.In section 15 (enforcement and compliance officers) after subsection (6)...
21.In section 16 (powers of officers) before subsection (1) insert—...
22.In section 17 (entry by warrant) before subsection (1) insert—...
23.(1) Section 19 (information relating to gangmasters) is amended as...
24.(1) Schedule 2 (application of Act to Northern Ireland) is...
Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30)
29.In section 52 (duty to notify Secretary of State about...
31.Omit section 55 (review of Gangmasters Licensing Authority).
32.In section 58 (regulations), in subsection (4), after paragraph (j)...
33.In section 60 (extent)— (a) in subsection (1), after “section...
34.In Schedule 3 (public authorities under duty to co-operate with...
35.After Schedule 4 insert— SCHEDULE 4A Information gateways: specified persons...
Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working
2.Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003 (premises licences) is...
3.In section 13(4) (meaning of “responsible authority”), after paragraph (h)...
4.(1) Section 16 (applicant for premises licence) is amended as...
5.In section 27 (death, incapacity, insolvency etc of licence holder),...
6.(1) Section 42 (application for transfer of premises licence) is...
7.(1) Section 44(5) (determination of transfer application) is amended as...
8.(1) Section 45 (notification of determination under section 44) is...
9.(1) Section 47 (interim authority notice following death etc of...
10.(1) Section 48 (cancellation of interim authority notice following police...
11.In section 50 (reinstatement of licence on transfer following death...
12.Part 6 of the Licensing Act 2003 (personal licences) is...
13.(1) Section 113 (meaning of “relevant offence” and “foreign offence”)...
14.(1) Section 115 (period of validity of personal licence) is...
15.(1) Section 120 (determination of application for grant) is amended...
16.(1) Section 122 (notification of determinations) is amended as follows....
17.(1) Section 123 (duty to notify licensing authority of convictions...
18.(1) Section 124 (convictions coming to light after grant) is...
19.(1) Section 125(3) (form of personal licence) is amended as...
20.(1) Section 132 (licence holder's duty to notify licensing authority...
21.In Schedule 4 (personal licence: relevant offences), after paragraph 7...
23.Schedule 5 to the Licensing Act 2003 (appeals) is amended...
24.(1) Paragraph 6 (transfer of licence) is amended as follows....
25.(1) Paragraph 7 (interim authority notice) is amended as follows....
26.In paragraph 9 (general provision about appeals under Part 1...
27.(1) Paragraph 17 (personal licences) is amended as follows.
Plymouth City Council Act 1975 (c. xx)
5.The Plymouth City Council Act 1975 is amended as follows....
6.After section 2 insert— Persons disqualified by reason of immigration...
7.(1) Section 9 (licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles)...
8.In section 11(1) (drivers' licences for hackney carriages and private...
9.After section 11 insert— Drivers' licences for persons subject to...
10.(1) Section 13 (licensing of operators of private hire vehicles)...
11.After section 13 insert— Operators' licences for persons subject to...
12.(1) Section 17 (qualification for drivers of hackney carriages) is...
13.(1) Section 19 (suspension and revocation of drivers' licences) is...
14.(1) Section 20 (suspension and revocation of operators' licences) is...
15.After section 20 insert— Return of licences suspended or revoked...
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
17.The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 is amended as...
18.(1) Section 51 (licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles)...
19.In section 53(1) (drivers' licences for hackney carriages and private...
20.After section 53 insert— Drivers' licences for persons subject to...
21.(1) Section 55 (licensing of operators of private hire vehicles)...
22.After section 55 insert— Operators' licences for persons subject to...
23.(1) Section 59 (qualification for drivers of hackney carriages) is...
24.(1) Section 61 (suspension and revocation of drivers' licences) is...
25.(1) Section 62 (suspension and revocation of operators' licences) is...
26.After section 62 insert— Return of licences suspended or revoked...
28.After section 79 insert— Persons disqualified by reason of immigration...
Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/1320 (NI 10))
Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 (c. 34)
34.The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 is amended as...
36.(1) Section 3 (London operator's licences) is amended as follows....
37.After section 3 insert— London PHV operator's licences for persons...
38.(1) Section 13 (London PHV driver's licences) is amended as...
39.After section 13 insert— London PHV driver's licences for persons...
40.(1) Section 16 (power to suspend or revoke licences) is...
43.After section 35 insert— Persons disqualified by reason of immigration...
44.In section 36 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert— “operate”...
Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 4)
45.The Taxis Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 is amended as follows....
46.(1) Section 2 (operator's licences) is amended as follows.
47.After section 2 insert— Operator's licences for persons subject to...
48.(1) Section 23 (taxi driver's licences) is amended as follows....
49.After section 23 insert— Taxi driver's licences for persons subject...
50.(1) Section 26 (power to suspend, revoke or curtail licences)...
51.In section 32 (return of licences etc) after subsection (5)...
53.After section 56 insert— Persons disqualified by reason of immigration...
Illegal working closure notices and illegal working compliance orders
2.After section 40 (prohibition on opening current accounts for disqualified...
3.(1) Section 41 (regulation by Financial Conduct Authority) is amended...
4.In section 42 (meaning of “bank” and “building society”), in...
6.In section 74 (orders and regulations), in subsection (2) (statutory...
7.(1) Section 18 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act...
Amendments to search warrant provisions
2.(1) Section 28D (entry and search of premises) is amended...
3.(1) Section 28FB (search for personnel records with warrant) is...
4.(1) Section 28J (search warrants: safeguards) is amended as follows....
5.(1) Section 28K (execution of warrants) is amended as follows....
6.(1) Paragraph 25A of Schedule 2 (search of premises for...
Duty to supply nationality documents to Secretary of State: persons to whom duty applies
PART 2 Amendments to other Acts
16.(1) Section 24 (illegal entry and other similar offences) is...
17.(1) Section 28 (proceedings for offences) is amended as follows....
18.In section 28B(5) (meaning of “relevant offence”) for “(e) or...
19.In section 28D(4) (meaning of “relevant offence”) for “(e) or...
20.In Schedule 2 (administrative provisions as to control on entry...
21.(1) Schedule 3 (supplementary provisions as to deportation) is amended...
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
26.The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended as follows....
27.In section 10(9) (removal of persons unlawfully in the United...
28.In section 53 (applications for bail in immigration cases) omit...
29.In section 95(9A) (support for asylum seekers etc: matters to...
30.(1) Section 141 (fingerprinting: persons temporarily admitted to the United...
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)
31.The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as...
32.(1) Section 23 (power for residence restriction to include requirement...
33.In section 30 (conditions of residence at accommodation centres) in...
34.(1) Section 62 (detention by the Secretary of State) is...
35.Omit sections 68 (bail) and 69 (reporting restriction: travel expenses)....
36.(1) Section 70 (power for residence restriction to take account...
37.(1) Section 71 (asylum seeker: residence etc restriction) is amended...
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (c. 19)
Support for certain categories of migrant
PART 1 Amendments of the Immigration Acts
Power to support people making further submissions in relation to protection claims
Power to support failed asylum-seekers
6.The heading of the Part becomes “ Support for asylum-seekers,...
7.(1) Section 94 (interpretation of Part 6) is amended as...
8.In section 95 (persons for whom support may be provided),...
9.After section 95 insert— Support for failed asylum-seekers, etc who...
10.(1) Section 96 (ways in which support may be provided)...
12.In section 98, the heading becomes “ Temporary support for...
13.After section 98 insert— Temporary support for failed asylum-seekers, etc...
14.(1) Section 99 (provision of support by local authorities) is...
15.In section 100 (local authority and other assistance for Secretary...
16.In section 101 (reception zones), in subsection (3), after “section...
17.In section 112 (recovery of expenditure on support: misrepresentation etc),...
18.In section 113 (recovery of expenditure on support from sponsor),...
20.In section 118 (housing authority accommodation), in subsection (1)(b), for...
21.(1) Section 122 (support for children) is amended as follows....
22.(1) Section 125 (entry of premises) is amended as follows....
23.In section 127 (requirement to supply information about redirection of...
24.(1) Section 166 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows....
25.In section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971 (registration card),...
26.(1) The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended...
27.In section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of...
28.In the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, omit section...
30.In Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 2014 (excluded residential...
Accommodation centres: definition of “asylum-seeker” etc
31.(1) Section 18 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act...
32.(1) In consequence of the amendment made by paragraph 31(3),...
33.In consequence of the amendments made by paragraph 31, the...
34.In section 16 (establishment of accommodation centres), in subsection (3)(b),...
35.In section 21(3), for “claim for asylum” substitute “ protection...
36.In section 29 (facilities), in subsection (1)(c), for “claim for...
37.(1) Section 55 (late claim for asylum: refusal of support)...
38.In section 70 (induction), in the definition of “asylum-seeker” in...
39.(1) Section 71 (asylum-seeker: residence, etc restriction) is amended as...
40.In Schedule 3 (withholding and withdrawal of support), in paragraph...
Availability of local authority support
1.Schedule 3 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002...
2.(1) Paragraph 1 (ineligibility for support) is amended as follows....
3.After paragraph 1 insert— (1) A person to whom this paragraph applies is not...
5.After paragraph 2 insert— (1) Paragraph 1(1)(g) or (ga) does not prevent the provision...
6.After paragraph 3 insert— Notwithstanding paragraph 3, paragraph 1(1)(g) prevents a local authority in...
7.In paragraph 6 (third class of ineligible person: failed asylum-seeker),...
8.In paragraph 7 (fourth class of ineligible person: person unlawfully...
9.Before paragraph 8 insert— Sixth class of ineligible person: person...
10.After paragraph 10 insert— Accommodation and subsistence etc: England (1) The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for...
11.In paragraph 11 (assistance and accommodation: general), in the words...
12.In paragraph 13 (offences), in sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a), for...
13.In paragraph 14 (information), in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for...
14.(1) Paragraph 15 (power to amend Schedule 3) is amended...
15.(1) Paragraph 16 (orders and regulations) is amended as follows....
16.In Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 2014 (excluded residential...
2.In section 25(1) (offence of assisting unlawful immigration to member...
3.In section 25A (helping an asylum-seeker to enter United Kingdom)...
4.In section 25B (assisting entry to United Kingdom in breach...
6.In section 28A(3) (arrest without warrant) in paragraphs (a) and...
7.After Part 3 insert— PART 3A Maritime enforcement Enforcement powers...
8.After Schedule 4 insert— SCHEDULE 4A Enforcement powers in relation...
PART 1 Powers to make regulations for the charging of fees
PART 2 Consequential and related amendments
9.In section 27 (notice of marriage) omit subsections (6) and...
10.In section 31 (marriage under certificate without licence)—
11.In section 41 (registration of buildings: marriage of a man...
12.In section 43D (regulations about registration of buildings) in subsection...
13.In section 51 (fees of registrars for attending marriages)—
14.In section 57 (quarterly returns to superintendent registrar) omit subsection...
15.In section 63 (searches in register books) in subsection (1),...
16.In section 64 (searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars)...
17.In section 65 (searches of indexes kept by Registrar General)...
18.In section 65A (searches and records of information: additional provision)...
19.In section 74 (regulations) in subsection (1)(b), after “this Act”...
20.In section 78 (interpretation) in subsection (1), in the definition...
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
21.The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as...
23.In section 30 (searches of indexes kept by Registrar General)—...
24.In section 31 (searches of indexes kept by superintendent registrars)...
25.In section 32 (searches in registers kept by registrars) omit...
26.In section 33 (short certificate of birth) in subsection (1),...
28.In section 34A (searches and records of information: additional provision)...
29.In section 39 (regulations made by the Registrar General) in...
30.In section 39A (regulations made by the Minister: further provisions)—...
31.In section 41 (interpretation) in subsection (1), in the definition...
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