PART 3Enforcement
Powers of immigration officers etc
I157Powers to take fingerprints etc. from dependants
1
Section 141 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (powers to take fingerprints from certain persons and their dependants) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (7) for paragraph (f) substitute—
f
any person (“F”) who is—
i
a member of the family of a person within any of paragraphs (a), (b) or (ca) to (e), or
ii
a dependant of a person within paragraph (c)(i).
3
In subsection (8)(f) after “person” insert “
of whose family he is a member or
”
.
4
In subsection (9)(f) after “person” insert “
of whose family he is a member or
”
.
5
After subsection (13) insert—
13A
For the purposes of subsection (7)(f)(i), a person is a member of the family of another person (“P”) if—
a
the person is—
i
P's partner,
ii
P's child, or a child living in the same household as P in circumstances where P has care of the child,
iii
in a case where P is a child, P's parent, or
iv
an adult dependant relative of P, and
b
the person does not have a right of abode in the United Kingdom or indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
13B
In subsection (13A) “child” means a person who is under the age of 18.
6
In subsection (14) for “(7)(f)” substitute “
(7)(f)(ii)
”
.
7
Section 142 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (attendance for fingerprinting) is amended as follows.
8
In subsection (2) for “a dependant of” substitute “
a member of the family of, or a dependant of,
”
.
9
In subsection (2A) for “a dependant of” substitute “
a member of the family of
”
.
10
Until the commencement of the repeal of section 143 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (destruction of fingerprints) by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 9 to the Immigration Act 2014, subsection (9) of that section has effect as if after “the person” there were inserted “
of whose family he is a member or
”
.
11
In section 144A(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (application of regulations about use and retention of fingerprints etc to dependants) after “the person” insert “
of whose family F is a member or
”
.