S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 10(1)(6)-(8) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(a)

S. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 14 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(a)

S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 22 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 24 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 25 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 27 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(b)

S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 40 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 41 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 42 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(c)

S. 43 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(d)

S. 45 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 46 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 47 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 48 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 50 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(e)

S. 51 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 52 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(f)

S. 53 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(g)

S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 55 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 56 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 57 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 58 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 59 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 60 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 61 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 62 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 63 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 64 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 65 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 66 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 67 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 68 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 69 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(h)

S. 70 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(b)

S. 71 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(b)

S. 73 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(b)

S. 75 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 76 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 79 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 80 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 81 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 82 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(4)(i)

S. 83 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

S. 84 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

S. 85 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

S. 86 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

S. 87 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

S. 88 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(3)(c)

Sch. 1 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 1 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 1 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 1 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 3 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 4 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 4 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 6 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 11 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 87(1)(4)(c)

Sch. 6 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 6 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 7 para. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

Sch. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

S. 30(4) excluded (26.5.2022) by The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/590), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5

Sch. 1 para. 3(1)-(3)(4)(a)-(c)(5) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

S. 30(1)(2)(4)-(6) in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(c)

S. 49(1)-(4) in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(g)

S. 1 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 1

S. 2 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 2

S. 5 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 1)

S. 6 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 5 (with Sch. 2 para. 2)

S. 7 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 6

S. 8 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 7

Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

S. 11 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 9

S. 12 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 10 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(1))

S. 13(1)(3) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 11

S. 14(1)(2)(6)(7) in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 12 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(2))

S. 14(3)(5) in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 13 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(2))

S. 15 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 14 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3))

S. 16 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 15 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3))

S. 17 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 16

S. 29 in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(4))

Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(4))

Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(4))

Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(4))

Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(4))

S. 30(3) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 18

S. 37 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 19 (with Sch. 2 para. 6)

S. 40 in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 20 (with Sch. 2 para. 7)

S. 41 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 21 (with Sch. 2 para. 7)

S. 45 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 5 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 6 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 8 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 9 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 10 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 11 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 12 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 13 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 14 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 15 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 16 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 17 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

Sch. 7 para. 18 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 22 (with Sch. 2 para. 8)

S. 46(6) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 23

S. 47 in force at 28.6.2022 for E.W. by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 24 (with Sch. 2 para. 9)

Sch. 8 in force at 28.6.2022 for E.W. by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 24 (with Sch. 2 para. 9)

S. 48 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 25

S. 75 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 26

S. 77 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 27

S. 79 in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 28

S. 82 in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29

S. 4(2) in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 3

S. 4(1)(3)(4) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 3

S. 9(1)(2) in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

S. 9(3)(4) in force at 28.6.2022 by S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 8 (with Sch. 2 para. 3)

S. 28 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(a)

S. 29 in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes, see s. 87(5)(b)

S. 31 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 32 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 33 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 34 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 35 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 36 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 38 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(d)

S. 39 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(e)

S. 44 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(f)

S. 72 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(h)

S. 74 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(h)

S. 78 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(i)

Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 10 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 15 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 17 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 19 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)

Sch. 4 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)

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Nationality and Borders Act 2022

2022 Chapter 36

An Act to make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to provide a power for Tribunals to charge participants where their behaviour has wasted the Tribunal’s resources; and for connected purposes.

[28th April 2022]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

PART 1NationalityBritish overseas territories citizenship
1Historical inability of mothers to transmit citizenship1

Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship) is amended as follows.

2

After section 17, insert—

17ARegistration: remedying inability of mothers to transmit citizenship1

On an application for registration under this section, a person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen if the following three conditions are met.

2

The first condition is that—

a

P would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies under any of the following provisions of the British Nationality Act 1948—

i

section 5 (person born on or after 1 January 1949: citizenship by descent);

ii

section 12(2) (person born before 1 January 1949: citizenship by descent);

iii

section 12(3) (person born before 1 January 1949 in British protectorate etc);

iv

section 12(4) (person born before January 1949 not becoming citizen of other country);

v

section 12(5) (woman married before 1 January 1949 to a man who became or would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies);

vi

paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (person born on or after 1 January 1949 to a British subject without citizenship);

had P’s parents been treated equally, by that Act or by any relevant previous provision, for the purposes of determining P’s nationality status; or

b

P would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement had P’s parents been treated equally, for the purposes of determining P’s nationality status, by any independence legislation that caused P to lose that citizenship.

3

In subsection (2)

relevant previous provision” means a provision of the law that was in force at some time before 1 January 1949 which provided for a nationality status to be transmitted from a parent to a child without the need for an application to be made for the child to be registered as a person with that nationality status;

independence legislation” means an Act of Parliament or any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) forming part of the law in the United Kingdom (whenever passed or made, and whether or not still in force)—

a

providing for a country or territory to become independent from the United Kingdom, or

b

dealing with nationality, or any other ancillary matters, in connection with a country or territory becoming independent from the United Kingdom.

4

In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) whether a person would have become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies under section 5 of the British Nationality Act 1948, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in subsection (1)(b) of that section, is to be ignored.

5

The second condition is that, if P had become or been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as mentioned in subsection (2), P would at commencement have become a British Dependent Territories citizen under section 23(1)(b) or (c).

6

The third condition is that, if P had become a British Dependent Territories citizen as mentioned in subsection (5), P would have become a British overseas territories citizen on the commencement of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

3

In section 25 (meaning of British overseas territories citizen “by descent”), in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) insert—

ca

the person is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of registration under section 17A; or

.

2Historical inability of unmarried fathers to transmit citizenship1

Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship) is amended as follows.

2

After section 17A (as inserted by section 1), insert—

17BRegistration: unmarried fathers; the general conditions

For the purposes of sections 17C to 17F, a person (“P”) meets the general conditions if—

a

at the time of P’s birth, P’s mother—

i

was not married, or

ii

was married to a person other than P’s natural father;

b

no person is treated as the father of P under—

i

section 28 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, or

ii

section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

c

no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; and

d

P has never been a British overseas territories citizen or a British Dependent Territories citizen.

17CPerson unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act1

A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

P meets the general conditions; and

b

P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under—

i

section 15(3),

ii

section 17(2),

iii

section 17(5),

iv

paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, or

v

paragraph 5 of Schedule 2,

had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.

2

In the following provisions of this section, “relevant registration provision” means the provision under which P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).

3

If the relevant registration provision is section 17(2), a person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent.

4

If the relevant registration provision is section 17(5), the Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of the particular case, waive the need for any or all of the parental consents to be given.

5

For that purpose, the “parental consents” are—

a

the consent of P’s natural father, and

b

the consent of P’s mother,

insofar as they would be required by section 17(5)(c) (as read with section 17(6)(b)), had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.

17DPerson unable to become citizen automatically after commencement1

A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

P meets the general conditions;

b

at any time in the period after commencement, P would have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British overseas territories citizen at birth by the operation of—

i

section 15(1),

ii

section 16, or

iii

paragraph 1 of Schedule 2,

had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth; and

c

in a case where P would have become a British Dependent Territories citizen as mentioned in paragraph (b), P would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

2

A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at birth (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.

3

If P is under the age of 18, no application may be made unless the consent of P’s natural father and mother to the registration has been signified in the prescribed manner.

4

But if P’s natural father or mother has died on or before the date of the application, the reference in subsection (3) to P’s natural father and mother is to be read as a reference to either of them.

5

The Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of a particular case, waive the need for any or all of the consents required by subsection (3) (as read with subsection (4)) to be given.

6

The reference in this section to the period after commencement does not include the time of commencement (and, accordingly, this section does not apply to any case in which a person was unable to become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement).

17ECitizen of UK and Colonies unable to become citizen at commencement1

A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

P meets the general conditions;

b

P—

i

was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement, or

ii

would have become such a citizen as mentioned in section 17A(2)(a), or

iii

would have been such a citizen immediately before commencement as mentioned in section 17A(2)(b);

c

P would then have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement by the operation of section 23, had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth; and

d

P would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

2

A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at commencement (as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.

17FOther person unable to become citizen at commencement1

A person (“P”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

P meets the general conditions;

b

P is either—

i

an eligible former British national, or

ii

an eligible non-British national; and

c

had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, P—

i

would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement,

ii

would have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement by the operation of section 23, and

iii

would have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.

2

In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.

3

P is an “eligible former British national” if P was not a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement and either—

a

P ceased to be a British subject or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of the commencement of any independence legislation, but would not have done so had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, or

b

P was a British subject who did not automatically become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at commencement of the British Nationality Act 1948 by the operation of any provision of it, but would have done so had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.

4

P is an “eligible non-British national” if—

a

P was never a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; and

b

had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, P would have automatically become a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies—

i

at birth, or

ii

by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1948 (child of male British subject to become citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies if father becomes such a citizen).

5

A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at commencement (as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(ii)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.

6

In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether P would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement, it must be assumed that P would not have—

a

renounced or been deprived of any notional British nationality, or

b

lost any notional British nationality by virtue of P acquiring the nationality of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.

7

A “notional British nationality” is—

a

in a case where P is an eligible former British national, any status as a British subject or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies which P would have held at any time after P’s nationality loss (had that loss not occurred and had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth);

b

in a case where P is an eligible non-British national—

i

P’s status as a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as mentioned in subsection (4)(b), and

ii

any other status as a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies which P would have held at any time afterwards (had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth).

8

In this section—

“British subject” has any meaning which it had for the purposes of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914;

independence legislation” means an Act of Parliament or any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) forming part of the law in the United Kingdom (whenever passed or made, and whether or not still in force)—

a

providing for a country or territory to become independent from the United Kingdom, or

b

dealing with nationality, or any other ancillary matters, in connection with a country or territory becoming independent from the United Kingdom;

P’s nationality loss” means P’s—

a

ceasing to be a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (as mentioned in subsection (3)(a)), or

b

not becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (as mentioned in subsection (3)(b)).

17GSections 17B to 17F: supplementary provision1

In sections 17B to 17F and this section, a person’s “natural father” is a person who satisfies the requirements as to proof of paternity that are prescribed in regulations under section 50(9B).

2

The power under section 50(9B) to make different provision for different circumstances includes power to make provision for the purposes of any provision of sections 17B to 17F which is different from other provision made under section 50(9B).

3

The following provisions apply for the purposes of sections 17B to 17F.

4

A reference to a person automatically becoming a citizen of a certain type is a reference to the person becoming a citizen of that type without the need for—

a

the person to be registered as such a citizen by the Secretary of State or any other minister of the Crown;

b

the birth of the person to be registered by a diplomatic or consular representative of the United Kingdom; or

c

the person to be naturalised as such a citizen.

5

If the mother of a person could not actually have been married to the person’s natural father at the time of the person’s birth (for whatever reason), that fact does not prevent an assumption being made that the couple were married at the time of the birth.

3

In section 25 (meaning of British overseas territories citizen “by descent”), in subsection (1), after paragraph (ca) (as inserted by section 1), insert—

cb

the person is a British overseas territories citizen by descent by virtue of section 17C(3), 17D(2), 17E(2) or 17F(5); or

.

4

In Part 5 of that Act (miscellaneous and supplementary), in section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), after subsection (2) insert—

2A

An application for registration of an adult or young person as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17C, so far as the relevant registration provision (as defined in section 17C(2)) is section 15(3), 17(2) or 17(5), must not be granted unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the adult or young person is of good character.

3Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality

In Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship), after section 17G (as inserted by section 2), insert—

17HAcquisition by registration: descendants of those born in British Indian Ocean Territory1

A person is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

they are a direct descendant of a person (“P”) who was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of P’s birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory or, prior to 8 November 1965, in those islands designated as the British Indian Ocean Territory on that date, and

b

they have never been a British overseas territories citizen or a British Dependent Territories citizen.

2

An application under this section must be made—

a

in the case of a person aged 18 years or over on the commencement date, before the end of the period of five years beginning with the commencement date;

b

in the case of a person aged under 18 on the commencement date, or a person who is born before the end of the period of five years beginning with the commencement date, before they reach the age of 23 years.

3

In subsection (2), “the commencement date” means the date on which this section comes into force.

4Sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship1

Part 1 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British citizenship) is amended as follows.

2

After section 4J, insert—

4KAcquisition by registration: certain British overseas territories citizens1

A person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen on an application made under this section if—

a

they are entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17A, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F or 17H, or

b

they would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under any of those sections but for the fact that they have already become a British overseas territories citizen under a different provision.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a person—

a

who is or would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen by virtue only of a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, or

b

who has previously been a British citizen.

3

The Secretary of State may not register a person as a British citizen on an application under subsection (1)(a) unless the person is also registered as a British overseas territories citizen.

3

In section 14 (meaning of British citizen “by descent”), in subsection (1), after paragraph (da) insert—

db

the person is a British citizen by virtue of registration under section 4K and is—

i

a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of registration under section 17A, or

ii

a British overseas territories citizen by descent by virtue of section 17C(3), 17D(2), 17E(2) or 17F(5); or

.

4

In Part 5 of that Act (miscellaneous and supplementary), in section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), after subsection (2A) (inserted by section 2) insert—

2B

Subsection (2C) applies to an application for registration of an adult or young person as a British citizen under section 4K who is, or would have been, entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17C, so far as the relevant registration provision (as defined in section 17C(2)) is section 15(3), 17(2) or 17(5).

2C

The application must not be granted unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the adult or young person is of good character.

5Period for registration of person born outside the British overseas territories1

In section 17 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by registration: minors)—

a

in subsection (2), for “within the period of twelve months from the date of the birth” substitute “while the person is a minor”;

b

omit subsection (4).

2

In section 41A of that Act (registration: good character requirement), in subsection (2), after “17(1)” insert “, (2)”.

British citizenship
6Disapplication of historical registration requirements1

The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

2

In section 4C (acquisition by registration: certain persons born before 1983), for subsection (3D) substitute—

3D

In determining for the purposes of subsection (3) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.

3

In section 4I (other person unable to become citizen at commencement), after subsection (1) insert—

1A

In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.

7Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father1

The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

2

In section 4E (the general conditions)—

a

omit paragraph (a) (requirement that applicant was born before 1 July 2006);

b

in paragraph (c), after “1990” insert “or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”;

c

after paragraph (c) (but before the “and”) insert—

ca

no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

.

3

In section 4F (person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act), in subsection (1)(b), after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—

iiia

section 4D,

.

4

In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1A), for “or 3(5)” substitute “, 3(5) or 4D”.

Powers of the Secretary of State relating to citizenship etc
8Citizenship: registration in special cases1

The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

2

After section 4K (as inserted by section 4) insert—

4LAcquisition by registration: special circumstances1

If an application is made for a person of full age and capacity (“P”) to be registered as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may cause P to be registered as such a citizen if, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, P would have been, or would have been able to become, a British citizen but for—

a

historical legislative unfairness,

b

an act or omission of a public authority, or

c

exceptional circumstances relating to P.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), “historical legislative unfairness” includes circumstances where P would have become, or would not have ceased to be, a British subject, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a British citizen, if an Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) had, for the purposes of determining a person’s nationality status—

a

treated males and females equally,

b

treated children of unmarried couples in the same way as children of married couples, or

c

treated children of couples where the mother was married to someone other than the natural father in the same way as children of couples where the mother was married to the natural father.

3

In subsection (1)(b), “public authority” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal.

4

In considering whether to grant an application under this section, the Secretary of State may take into account whether the applicant is of good character.

3

After section 17H (as inserted by section 3), insert—

17IAcquisition by registration: special circumstances1

If an application is made for a person of full age and capacity (“P”) to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen, the Secretary of State may cause P to be registered as such a citizen if, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, P would have been, or would have been able to become, a British overseas territories citizen but for—

a

historical legislative unfairness,

b

an act or omission of a public authority, or

c

exceptional circumstances relating to P.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), “historical legislative unfairness” includes circumstances where P would have become, or would not have ceased to be, a British subject, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, a British Dependent Territories Citizen or a British overseas territories citizen, if an Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) had, for the purposes of determining a person’s nationality status—

a

treated males and females equally,

b

treated children of unmarried couples in the same way as children of married couples, or

c

treated children of couples where the mother was married to someone other than the natural father in the same way as children of couples where the mother was married to the natural father.

3

In subsection (1)(b), “public authority” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal.

4

In considering whether to grant an application under this section, the Secretary of State may take into account whether the applicant is of good character.

9Requirements for naturalisation etc1

Schedule 1 amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement that a person must have been in the United Kingdom or a relevant territory at the start of the relevant period, in relation to an application for citizenship under—

a

section 4 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by registration: British overseas territories citizens etc),

b

section 6 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation), or

c

section 18 of that Act (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by naturalisation).

2

Schedule 1 also amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to treat a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain as meeting certain residence requirements in relation to an application for citizenship under those sections.

3

In the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009—

a

omit sections 39, 40, 41(1) to (3) and 49(2) and (3) (uncommenced provisions relating to requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen);

b

in section 41(4), for “that section” substitute “section 41 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (regulations)”.

4

In the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014, in section 1, omit subsection (4) (amendments to section 39 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009).

10Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship1

In this section, “the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981.

2

In section 40 of the 1981 Act (deprivation of citizenship), after subsection (5) (which requires notice to be given to a person to be deprived of citizenship) insert—

5A

Subsection (5) does not apply if—

a

the Secretary of State does not have the information needed to be able to give notice under that subsection,

b

the Secretary of State reasonably considers it necessary, in the interests of—

i

national security,

ii

the investigation or prosecution of organised or serious crime,

iii

preventing or reducing a risk to the safety of any person, or

iv

the relationship between the United Kingdom and another country,

that notice under that subsection should not be given.

5B

In subsection (5A), references to giving notice under subsection (5) are to giving that notice in accordance with such regulations under section 41(1)(e) as for the time being apply.

5C

Subsection (5D) applies where—

a

the Secretary of State has made an order under subsection (2) and, in reliance on subsection (5A), has not given the notice required by subsection (5), and

b

the person in respect of whom the order was made makes contact with the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

5D

The Secretary of State must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the person written notice specifying—

a

that the Secretary of State has made the order,

b

the reasons for the order, and

c

the person’s right of appeal under section 40A(1) or under section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.

5E

Schedule 4A makes provision for the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to consider a decision of the Secretary of State—

a

not to give notice to a person before depriving them of a citizenship status on the grounds mentioned in subsection (2) (deprivation conducive to the public good), or

b

not to give late notice to a person who has been deprived of a citizenship status on those grounds without having been given prior notice.

3

In section 40A of the 1981 Act (appeals against deprivation of citizenship)—

a

for subsection (1) substitute—

1

A person—

a

who is given notice under section 40(5) of a decision to make an order in respect of the person under section 40, or

b

in respect of whom an order under section 40 is made without the person having been given notice under section 40(5) of the decision to make the order,

may appeal against the decision to the First-tier Tribunal.

b

after subsection (2) insert—

2A

In the case of an order made as described in subsection (1)(b), for the purposes of any rule or other provision limiting the time within which an appeal under this section may be brought, time does not start to run unless and until the person is given notice of the fact that the order has been made (see section 40(5D) and Schedule 4A).

4

After Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act insert the Schedule 4A set out in Schedule 2.

5

In the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/548), in regulation 10 (notice of proposed deprivation of citizenship), omit paragraph (4).

6

A failure to comply with the duty under section 40(5) of the 1981 Act in respect of a pre-commencement deprivation order does not affect, and is to be treated as never having affected, the validity of the order.

7

In subsection (6), “pre-commencement deprivation order” means an order made or purportedly made under section 40 of the 1981 Act before the coming into force of subsections (2) to (5) (whether before or after the coming into force of subsection (6)).

8

A person may appeal against a decision to make an order to which subsection (6) applies as if notice of the decision had been given to the person under section 40(5) of the 1981 Act on the day on which the order was made or purportedly made.

Registration of stateless minors
11Citizenship: stateless minors1

Schedule 2 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (provisions for reducing statelessness) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading before paragraph 3, after “Persons” insert “aged 18 to 22”.

3

In paragraph 3 (persons born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement), in sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “he” insert “had attained the age of eighteen but”.

4

After paragraph 3 insert—

3AMinors aged 5 to 17 born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement1

A person born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement is entitled, on an application for the person to be registered under this paragraph, to be so registered if—

a

the person is and always has been stateless,

b

on the date of the application, the person was a minor,

c

the person was in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory (no matter which) at the beginning of the period of five years ending with that date and (subject to paragraph 6) the number of days on which the person was absent from both the United Kingdom and the British overseas territories in that period does not exceed 450, and

d

the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person is unable to acquire another nationality in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).

2

A person is able to acquire a nationality in accordance with this sub-paragraph if—

a

the nationality is the same as that of one of the person’s parents,

b

the person has been entitled to acquire the nationality since birth, and

c

in all the circumstances, it is reasonable to expect the person (or someone acting on their behalf) to take the steps which would enable the person to acquire the nationality in question.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b), a person is not entitled to acquire a nationality if its acquisition is conditional on the exercise of a discretion on the part of the country or territory in question.

4

A person entitled to registration under this paragraph—

a

is to be registered as a British citizen if, in the period of five years mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the number of days wholly or partly spent by the person in the United Kingdom exceeds the number of days wholly or partly spent by the person in the British overseas territory;

b

in any other case, is to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen.

5

In paragraph 6 (supplementary), after “paragraph 3” insert “, 3A”.

PART 2AsylumTreatment of refugees; support for asylum-seekers
12Differential treatment of refugees1

For the purposes of this section—

a

a refugee is a Group 1 refugee if they have complied with both of the requirements set out in subsection (2) and, where applicable, the additional requirement in subsection (3);

b

otherwise, a refugee is a Group 2 refugee.

2

The requirements in this subsection are that—

a

they have come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened (in the sense of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention), and

b

they have presented themselves without delay to the authorities.

Subsections (1) to (3) of section 37 apply in relation to the interpretation of paragraphs (a) and (b) as they apply in relation to the interpretation of those requirements in Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention.

3

Where a refugee has entered or is present in the United Kingdom unlawfully, the additional requirement is that they can show good cause for their unlawful entry or presence.

4

For the purposes of subsection (3), a person’s entry into or presence in the United Kingdom is unlawful if they require leave to enter or remain and do not have it.

5

The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may treat Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example in respect of—

a

the length of any period of limited leave to enter or remain which is given to the refugee;

b

the requirements that the refugee must meet in order to be given indefinite leave to remain;

c

whether a condition under section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 (no recourse to public funds) is attached to any period of limited leave to enter or remain that is given to the refugee;

d

whether leave to enter or remain is given to members of the refugee’s family.

6

The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may also treat the family members of Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example in respect of—

a

whether to give the person leave to enter or remain;

b

the length of any period of limited leave to enter or remain which is given to the person;

c

the requirements that the person must meet in order to be given indefinite leave to remain;

d

whether a condition under section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 (no recourse to public funds) is attached to any period of limited leave to enter or remain that is given to the person.

7

But subsection (6) does not apply to family members who are refugees themselves.

8

Immigration rules may include provision for the differential treatment allowed for by subsections (5) and (6).

9

In this section—

limited leave” and “indefinite leave” have the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971 (see section 33 of that Act);

refugee” has the same meaning as in the Refugee Convention.

13Accommodation for asylum-seekers etc1

In section 97 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers: supplemental matters), after subsection (3) insert—

3A

When exercising the power under section 95 (support for asylum seekers) or section 4 (accommodation for failed asylum seekers) to provide or arrange for the provision of accommodation, the Secretary of State may decide to provide or arrange for the provision of different types of accommodation to persons supported under those sections on the basis of either or both of the following matters—

a

the stage that their claim for asylum has reached, including whether they have been notified that their claim is being considered for a declaration of inadmissibility (see sections 80A and 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002);

b

their previous compliance with any conditions imposed on them under any of the following—

i

section 95(9) (conditions for support under section 95);

ii

Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (conditions of immigration bail);

iii

regulations made under section 4(6) (conditions for support under section 4).

2

In section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (as inserted by subsection (1))—

a

in the words before paragraph (a)—

i

for “section 4 (accommodation for failed asylum seekers)” substitute “section 95A (support for failed asylum seekers)”;

ii

for “persons supported under those sections” substitute “supported persons”;

b

in paragraph (a), for “claim for asylum” substitute “protection claim”;

c

in paragraph (b)—

i

for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—

iii

regulations made under section 95A(5) (conditions for support under section 95A);

;

ii

at the end insert—

iv

regulations made under section 30 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (conditions of residence in accommodation centre).

3

In section 98 of that Act (temporary support for asylum-seekers etc), at the end insert—

4

Subsection (3A) of section 97 applies to the power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accommodation under this section as it applies to the power to do so under section 95.

4

In section 98A of that Act (temporary support for failed asylum-seekers etc), at the end insert—

5

Subsection (3A) of section 97 applies to the power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accommodation under this section as it applies to the power to do so under section 95A.

5

In section 17 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (support for destitute asylum-seeker), in subsection (1), at the end insert—

See also section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (decision on type of accommodation for asylum-seekers etc).

6

In section 22 of that Act—

a

after “95” insert “or 98”;

b

for “(destitute asylum-seeker)” substitute “(support and temporary support for asylum-seekers)”;

c

in the heading, for “s. 95” substitute “sections 95 and 98”.

7

After section 22 of that Act, insert—

22AImmigration and Asylum Act 1999, sections 95A and 98A

The Secretary of State may provide support under section 95A or 98A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support and temporary support for failed asylum-seekers) by arranging for the provision of accommodation in an accommodation centre.

8

In section 24 of that Act (provisional assistance), in subsection (1), at the end insert—

See also section 98(4) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (decision on type of accommodation for asylum-seekers etc).

9

In section 25 of that Act (length of stay in accommodation centre), in subsection (4), for “shorter” substitute “different”.

10

In section 27 of that Act (resident of centre), after paragraph (b) insert—

ba

by virtue of section 22A,

.

Place of claim
14Requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”1

An asylum claim must be made in person at a designated place.

2

A “designated place” means any of the following places in the United Kingdom—

a

a place identified in a notice published by the Secretary of State as an asylum intake unit;

b

a removal centre (within the meaning of section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999);

c

a port (within the meaning of section 33 of the Immigration Act 1971);

d

a place where there is a person present who, for the purposes of the immigration rules, is authorised to accept an asylum claim on behalf of the Secretary of State;

e

a place to which the claimant has been directed by the Secretary of State or an immigration officer to make the claim;

f

such other place, or a place of such other description, as the Secretary of State may by regulations designate.

3

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).

4

In section 18(1)(c) omit “at a place designated by the Secretary of State”.

5

In section 113(1), in the definition of “asylum claim”, omit “at a place designated by the Secretary of State”.

6

In this section “asylum claim” means a claim made in accordance with the immigration rules by a person to the Secretary of State that to remove the person from, or require the person to leave, the United Kingdom would breach the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention.

7

The reference to the United Kingdom in subsection (2), so far as it has effect for the purposes of paragraph (d) of that subsection, does not include a reference to the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.

8

Regulations under subsection (2)(f) are subject to negative resolution procedure.

Inadmissibility
15Asylum claims by EU nationals: inadmissibility1

After Part 4 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 insert—

PART 4AInadmissible asylum claims

80AAsylum claims by EU nationals1

The Secretary of State must declare an asylum claim made by a person who is a national of a member State inadmissible.

2

An asylum claim declared inadmissible under subsection (1) cannot be considered under the immigration rules.

3

A declaration under subsection (1) that an asylum claim is inadmissible is not a decision to refuse the claim and, accordingly, no right of appeal under section 82(1)(a) (appeal against refusal of protection claim) arises.

4

Subsection (1) does not apply if there are exceptional circumstances as a result of which the Secretary of State considers that the claim ought to be considered.

5

For the purposes of subsection (4) exceptional circumstances include where the member State of which the claimant is a national—

a

is derogating from any of its obligations under the Human Rights Convention, in accordance with Article 15 of the Convention;

b

is the subject of a proposal initiated in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union and—

i

the proposal has yet to be determined by the Council of the European Union or (as the case may be) the European Council,

ii

the Council of the European Union has determined, in accordance with Article 7(1), that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the member State of the values referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty, or

iii

the European Council has determined, in accordance with Article 7(2), the existence of a serious and persistent breach by the member State of the values referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty.

6

In this section—

asylum claim”, “the Human Rights Convention” and “the Refugee Convention” have the meanings given by section 113;

immigration rules” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;

the Treaty on European Union” means the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.

2

In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (1), in regulation 4(4)(d) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) (persons excluded from support), for “under the immigration rules” substitute “(see section 80A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002)”.

16Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State: inadmissibility

In Part 4A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (as inserted by section 15), after section 80A insert—

80BAsylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State1

The Secretary of State may declare an asylum claim made by a person (a “claimant”) who has a connection to a safe third State inadmissible.

2

Subject to subsection (7), an asylum claim declared inadmissible under subsection (1) cannot be considered under the immigration rules.

3

A declaration under subsection (1) that an asylum claim is inadmissible is not a decision to refuse the claim and, accordingly, no right of appeal under section 82(1)(a) (appeal against refusal of protection claim) arises.

4

For the purposes of this section, a State is a “safe third State” in relation to a claimant if—

a

the claimant’s life and liberty are not threatened in that State by reason of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion,

b

the State is one from which a person will not be sent to another State—

i

otherwise than in accordance with the Refugee Convention, or

ii

in contravention of their rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention (freedom from torture or inhuman or degrading treatment), and

c

a person may apply to be recognised as a refugee and (if so recognised) receive protection in accordance with the Refugee Convention, in that State.

5

For the purposes of this section, a claimant has “a connection” to a safe third State if they meet any of conditions 1 to 5 set out in section 80C in relation to the State.

6

The fact that an asylum claim has been declared inadmissible under subsection (1) by virtue of the claimant’s connection to a particular safe third State does not prevent the Secretary of State from removing the claimant to any other safe third State.

7

An asylum claim that has been declared inadmissible under subsection (1) may nevertheless be considered under the immigration rules—

a

if the Secretary of State determines that there are exceptional circumstances in the particular case that mean the claim should be considered, or

b

in such other cases as may be provided for in the immigration rules.

8

In this section and section 80C—

a

asylum claim”, “Human Rights Convention”, “immigration rules” and “the Refugee Convention” have the same meanings as in section 80A;

b

a reference to anything being done in accordance with the Refugee Convention is a reference to the thing being done in accordance with the principles of the Convention, whether or not by a signatory to it.

80CMeaning of “connection” to a safe third State1

Condition 1 is that the claimant—

a

has been recognised as a refugee in the safe third State, and

b

remains able to access protection in accordance with the Refugee Convention in that State.

2

Condition 2 is that the claimant—

a

has otherwise been granted protection in a safe third State as a result of which the claimant would not be sent from the safe third State to another State—

i

otherwise than in accordance with the Refugee Convention, or

ii

in contravention of their rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention, and

b

remains able to access that protection in that State.

3

Condition 3 is that the claimant has made a relevant claim to the safe third State and the claim—

a

has not yet been determined, or

b

has been refused.

4

Condition 4 is that—

a

the claimant was previously present in, and eligible to make a relevant claim to, the safe third State,

b

it would have been reasonable to expect them to make such a claim, and

c

they failed to do so.

5

Condition 5 is that, in the claimant’s particular circumstances, it would have been reasonable to expect them to have made a relevant claim to the safe third State (instead of making a claim in the United Kingdom).

6

For the purposes of this section, a “relevant claim” to a safe third State is a claim—

a

to be recognised as a refugee in the State for the purposes of the Refugee Convention, or

b

for protection in the State of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a).

7

For the purposes of this section “claimant” and “safe third State” have the same meanings as in section 80B; and see subsection (8) of that section.

17Clarification of basis for support where asylum claim inadmissible1

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

2

If paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the Immigration Act 2016, which repeals section 4 of the 1999 Act, is not yet in force on the day this section comes into force, in subsection (2)(b) of that section, after “was rejected” insert “or declared inadmissible (see sections 80A and 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002)”.

3

In section 94 (interpretation of Part 6: support for asylum-seekers etc), after subsection (4) insert—

4A

For the purposes of the definitions of “asylum-seeker” and “failed asylum-seeker”, the circumstances in which a claim is determined or rejected include where the claim is declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

4B

But if a claim is—

a

declared inadmissible under section 80B of that Act, and

b

nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,

the claim ceases to be treated as determined or rejected from the time of the decision to consider the claim.

4C

For the purposes of subsection (3), notification of a declaration of inadmissibility under section 80A or 80B of that Act is to be treated as notification of the Secretary of State’s decision on the claim.

4

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows.

5

In section 18 (asylum-seeker: definition), after subsection (1) insert—

1ZA

For the purposes of subsection (1), the circumstances in which a claim is determined include where the claim is declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B.

1ZB

But if a claim is—

a

declared inadmissible under section 80B, and

b

nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,

the claim ceases to be treated as determined from the time of the decision to consider the claim.

6

In section 21 (sections 17 to 20: supplementary), in subsection (3)(a), at the end insert “or (as the case may be) of the declaration of inadmissibility under section 80A or 80B”.

7

In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 (withholding and withdrawal of support: interpretation), after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2A

For the purposes of the definition of “asylum-seeker” in sub-paragraph (1), a claim is also determined if the Secretary of State has notified the claimant that it has been declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B.

2B

But if a claim is—

a

declared inadmissible under section 80B, and

b

nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,

the claim ceases to be treated as determined from the time of the decision to consider the claim.

Supporting evidence
18Provision of evidence in support of protection or human rights claim1

The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may serve an evidence notice on a person who has made a protection claim or a human rights claim.

2

An “evidence notice” is a notice requiring the recipient to provide, before the specified date, any evidence in support of the claim.

3

Subsection (5) applies if the recipient of an evidence notice provides the Secretary of State or an immigration officer with evidence in support of the claim on or after the specified date.

4

Subsection (5) also applies if the recipient of an evidence notice provides the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in section 22(9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission with evidence in support of the claim where the evidence—

a

should have been provided in response to the evidence notice but was not, and

b

is provided on or after the specified date.

5

The recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the evidence before the specified date (and see section 26 of this Act and section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004).

6

In this section, “specified date” means the date specified in an evidence notice.

19Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant’s credibility1

Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (claimant’s credibility) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (6).

2

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that, where the deciding authority is the First-tier Tribunal, it must include, as part of its reasons for a decision that disposes of proceedings, a statement explaining—

a

whether it considers that the claimant has engaged in behaviour to which this section applies, and

b

if it considers that the claimant has engaged in such behaviour, how it has taken account of the behaviour in making its decision.

1B

Rules under section 5 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (SIAC procedure rules) must secure that, where the deciding authority is the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, it must include, as part of its reasons for a decision that determines proceedings, a statement explaining the matters mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) and (b).

3

After subsection (3) insert—

3A

This section also applies to any relevant behaviour by the claimant that the deciding authority thinks is not in good faith.

3B

In subsection (3A) “relevant behaviour” means behaviour—

a

in connection with the asylum claim or human rights claim in question or (in the case of an appeal relating to such a claim) the appeal in question,

b

in any dealings with a person exercising immigration and nationality functions, or

c

in connection with—

i

a claim made, or civil proceedings brought, under any provision of immigration legislation, or

ii

judicial review proceedings, or (in Scotland) an application to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session, relating to a decision taken by a person in exercise of immigration and nationality functions.

4

After subsection (6) insert—

6A

This section also applies to the late provision by the claimant of evidence in relation to the asylum claim or human rights claim in question, unless there are good reasons why the evidence was provided late.

6B

For the purposes of subsection (6A), evidence is provided “late” by the claimant if—

a

it is provided pursuant to an evidence notice served on the claimant under section 18(1) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, and

b

it is provided on or after the date specified in the notice.

5

In subsection (7), at the appropriate places insert—

immigration and nationality functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of—

a

the Immigration Acts (but see subsection (9B)), or

b

the Nationality Acts;

;

immigration legislation” means—

a

the Immigration Acts,

b

the Nationality Acts, and

c

rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 (general immigration rules);

;

Nationality Acts” means—

a

the British Nationality Act 1981,

b

the Hong Kong Act 1985,

c

the Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996, and

d

the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997;

.

6

After subsection (9A) insert—

9B

In paragraph (a) of the definition of “immigration and nationality functions” in subsection (7), the reference to the Immigration Acts does not include a reference to—

a

sections 28A to 28K of the Immigration Act 1971 (powers of arrest, entry and search, etc), or

b

section 14 of this Act (power of arrest).

7

The amendments made by this section apply in relation to a determination mentioned in section 8(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 only where—

a

the asylum claim or human rights claim to which the determination relates was made, or

b

if the determination is made in appeal proceedings, the appeal was brought,

on or after the day on which this section comes into force.

Priority removal notices
20Priority removal notices1

The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may serve a person who is liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom with a priority removal notice.

2

A person who receives such a notice is referred to in this section as the “PRN recipient”.

3

A priority removal notice is a notice—

a

requiring the PRN recipient to provide to the Secretary of State (and any other competent authority specified in the notice)—

i

a statement setting out the matters described in section 120(2)(a) to (c) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (reasons and grounds for application etc),

ii

any relevant status information (within the meaning given by section 58(3)), and

iii

any evidence in support of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), and

b

setting out the date (the “PRN cut-off date”) before which the PRN recipient must comply with that requirement.

4

The requirement in subsection (3)(a) does not apply in relation to anything that the PRN recipient has previously provided to the Secretary of State or any other competent authority.

5

Subsection (7) applies if the PRN recipient provides the Secretary of State or any other competent authority with any statement, information or evidence mentioned in subsection (3)(a) on or after the PRN cut-off date.

6

Subsection (7) also applies if the PRN recipient provides the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in section 22(9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission with any statement, information or evidence mentioned in subsection (3)(a) that—

a

should have been provided in response to the priority removal notice but was not, and

b

is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.

7

The PRN recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the statement, information or evidence before the PRN cut-off date (and see sections 22 and 26).

8

For the purposes of this section, a person is “liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom” if they are liable to—

a

removal under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom), or

b

deportation under section 3(5) or (6) of the Immigration Act 1971 (deportation of foreign nationals where conducive to the public good or on conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment etc).

9

In this section “competent authority” has the same meaning as in Part 5 (see section 69).

21Priority removal notices: supplementary1

A priority removal notice remains in force until the end of the period of 12 months beginning with—

a

the PRN cut-off date, or

b

if later, the day on which any appeal rights of the PRN recipient in respect of a relevant claim are exhausted.

See section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (the “2002 Act”) for the consequences of a priority removal notice being in force.

2

In subsection (1) “relevant claim” means a protection claim or a human rights claim brought by the PRN recipient while the priority removal notice is in force.

3

For the purposes of subsection (1), the PRN recipient’s appeal rights in respect of a claim are exhausted at the time when—

a

the PRN recipient’s claim has been determined,

b

the PRN recipient could not bring an appeal in respect of the claim under section 82 of the 2002 Act (ignoring any possibility of an appeal out of time with permission), and

c

no appeal brought by the PRN recipient is pending within the meaning of section 104 of that Act.

4

A priority removal notice remains in force until the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1) even if the PRN recipient ceases to be liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom during that period.

5

A priority removal notice may not be served on a person in relation to whom such a notice is already in force (but this does not prevent a further notice from being served once the previous notice ceases to be in force as mentioned in subsection (1)).

6

Subsection (7) applies if the PRN recipient has previously been served with—

a

an evidence notice under section 18,

b

a slavery or trafficking information notice under section 58, or

c

a notice under section 120 of the 2002 Act (requirement to provide reasons and grounds).

7

The previous notice ceases to have effect on the service of the priority removal notice.

8

Expressions used in this section that are defined for the purposes of section 20 have the same meaning in this section as in that section.

22Late compliance with priority removal notice: damage to credibility1

This section applies where—

a

a PRN recipient provided material in response to the priority removal notice served on them,

b

the material was provided late, and

c

a relevant decision is being made.

2

This section also applies where—

a

a PRN recipient provided material to the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission,

b

the material should have been provided in response to the priority removal notice served on the PRN recipient but was not,

c

the material was provided late, and

d

a relevant decision is being made.

3

A “relevant decision” is being made if—

a

a protection claim or a human rights claim made by the PRN recipient is being considered, or

b

a competent authority is making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the PRN recipient (decisions concerning status as victim of slavery or human trafficking).

4

In determining whether to believe a statement made by or on behalf of the PRN recipient, a deciding authority must take account, as damaging the PRN recipient’s credibility, of the late provision of the material, unless there are good reasons why it was provided late.

5

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that, where the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (9)) is making a decision that disposes of proceedings, it must include, as part of its reasons for the decision, a statement explaining—

a

whether it considers that this section applies, and

b

if it considers that this section does apply, how, in making its decision, it has taken account of the fact that the PRN recipient provided the material late.

6

Rules under section 5 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (SIAC procedure rules) must secure that, where the Special Immigration Appeals Commission is making a decision that determines proceedings, it must include, as part of its reasons for the decision, a statement explaining the matters mentioned in subsection (5)(a) and (b).

7

For the purposes of this section, material is provided “late” by the PRN recipient if it is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.

8

In subsection (4) “deciding authority”—

a

in relation to a decision mentioned in subsection (3)(a) means—

i

the Secretary of State,

ii

an immigration officer,

iii

the First-tier Tribunal,

iv

the Upper Tribunal in the circumstances described in subsection (9), or

v

the Special Immigration Appeals Commission;

b

in relation to a decision mentioned in subsection (3)(b), means the competent authority.

9

The circumstances are when the Upper Tribunal is acting—

a

under section 12(2)(b)(ii) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Upper Tribunal re-making First-tier Tribunal decision on finding of error of law), or

b

in relation to—

i

an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or

ii

an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 that involves a protection claim or a human rights claim.

10

In this section—

competent authority”, “conclusive grounds decision” and “reasonable grounds decision” have the same meanings as in Part 5;

priority removal notice”, “PRN cut-off date”, “PRN recipient” and “relevant status information” have the same meanings as in section 20.

11

Section 26 makes further provision about the effect of a PRN recipient providing evidence late.

23Priority removal notices: expedited appeals1

After section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 insert—

82AExpedited appeal to Upper Tribunal in certain cases1

This section applies where —

a

a person (“P”) has been served with a priority removal notice,

b

P has made a protection claim or a human rights claim on or after the PRN cut-off date but while the priority removal notice is still in force, and

c

P has a right under section 82(1) to bring an appeal from within the United Kingdom (see section 92) in relation to the claim.

2

The Secretary of State must certify P’s right of appeal under this section, unless satisfied that there were good reasons for P making the claim on or after the PRN cut-off date (and P’s right of appeal may not be certified if the Secretary of State is satisfied that there were good reasons).

3

If certified under this section, P’s right of appeal under section 82(1) is to the Upper Tribunal instead of the First-tier Tribunal (and any appeal brought pursuant to such a right is referred to in this section as an “expedited appeal”).

4

Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision with a view to securing that expedited appeals are brought and determined more quickly than an appeal under section 82(1) would, in the normal course of events, be brought and determined by the First-tier Tribunal.

5

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in the case of a particular expedited appeal, order that the appeal is to be continued as an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to that Tribunal.

6

In this section, “priority removal notice” and “PRN cut-off date” have the same meanings as in section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

2

In section 13(8) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (decisions excluded from right to appeal to the Court of Appeal), after paragraph (b) insert—

bza

any decision of the Upper Tribunal on an expedited appeal within the meaning given by section 82A(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (expedited appeal against refusal of protection claim or human rights claim),

.

3

Schedule 3 makes amendments consequential on this section.

24Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals1

For the purposes of this section, an “expedited section 82 appeal” is an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (expedited appeals for claims brought on or after PRN cut-off date).

2

For the purposes of this section, a “related appeal” is an appeal under any of the following—

a

section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals in respect of protection and human rights claims), other than one which is an expedited section 82 appeal;

b

section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981 (appeal against deprivation of citizenship);

c

the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/61) (appeal rights in respect of EU citizens’ rights immigration decisions etc);

d

regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052) (appeals against EEA decisions) as it continues to have effect following its revocation.

3

If a person brings an expedited section 82 appeal at a time when a related appeal brought by that person is pending before the First-tier Tribunal, the related appeal is, from that time, to be continued as an appeal to the Upper Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to the Upper Tribunal.

4

If an expedited section 82 appeal brought by a person is pending, any right that the person would otherwise have to bring a related appeal to the First-tier Tribunal is instead a right to bring it to the Upper Tribunal.

5

A related appeal within subsection (3) or brought to the Upper Tribunal as mentioned in (4) is referred to in this section as an “expedited related appeal”.

6

Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision with a view to securing that the Upper Tribunal consolidates an expedited related appeal and the expedited section 82 appeal concerned or hears them together (and see section 82A(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002).

7

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in the case of a particular expedited related appeal, order that the appeal is to be continued as an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to that Tribunal.

8

For the purposes of this section, an appeal is “pending”—

a

in the case of an appeal under section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (including an expedited section 82 appeal), if it is pending within the meaning of section 104 of that Act;

b

in the case of an appeal under section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981, during the period—

i

beginning when it is instituted, and

ii

ending when it is finally determined or withdrawn;

c

in the case of an appeal under the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, if it is pending within the meaning of regulation 13 of those Regulations;

d

in the case of an appeal under the regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, if it is pending within the meaning of Part 6 of those Regulations (see regulation 35).

9

In section 13(8) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (decisions excluded from right to appeal to the Court of Appeal), after paragraph (bza) (inserted by section 22) insert—

bzb

any decision of the Upper Tribunal on an expedited related appeal within the meaning given by section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (expedited appeals against refusal of protection claim or human rights claim: joining of related appeals),

.

25Civil legal services for recipients of priority removal notices1

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services), after paragraph 31 (immigration: accommodation for asylum-seekers etc) insert—

31ZAImmigration: recipients of priority removal notices1

Civil legal services provided, to an individual who has received a priority removal notice, in relation to—

a

the priority removal notice;

b

the individual’s immigration status;

c

the lawfulness of the individual’s removal from the United Kingdom;

d

immigration detention of the kinds mentioned in paragraph 25(1).

Condition applying to services described in sub-paragraph (1): overall time limit2

Civil legal services described in sub-paragraph (1) may be provided for up to (but no more than) 7 hours.

3

If a person who has been provided with civil legal services described in sub-paragraph (1) subsequently receives a further priority removal notice, sub-paragraph (2) applies again (so that time spent in providing services following receipt of the earlier notice does not count towards the new limit).

4General exclusions

Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.

5Specific exclusions

The services described in sub-paragraph (1) do not include—

a

advocacy;

b

attendance at an interview conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State with a view to reaching a decision on a claim in respect of the rights mentioned in paragraph 30(1), except where regulations provide otherwise;

c

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision;

d

services provided in relation to—

i

any private law rights the individual may have (such as rights under employment law or the law of tort), or

ii

any claim for damages in relation to unlawful detention.

6Definition

In this paragraph “priority removal notice” means a notice under section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

2

In section 9 of that Act (civil legal aid: general cases), after subsection (2) insert—

3

The powers conferred by subsection (2)(b) include power to amend paragraph 31ZA of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices) so as to alter the time limit applicable to the provision of services described in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph (whether generally or in specified cases or circumstances).

4

The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision as to the operation of any overall time limit applicable to the provision of services described in paragraph 31ZA(1), including in particular—

a

provision for determining the time available (not exceeding the overall time limit) for the provision of such services in any individual’s case, or

b

provision as to the use that may, or must, be made of some or all of the time available.

3

In regulation 11(9) of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/104) (qualifying for civil legal services: cases in which merits criteria do not apply), at the end insert

, or

e

in relation to any matter described in paragraph 31ZA of Schedule 1 to the Act (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices).

4

In regulation 5(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/480) (exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (ka) and, after paragraph (l), insert—

m

civil legal services described in paragraph 31ZA of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices).

Late evidence
26Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight1

This section applies where—

a

evidence is provided late by a claimant in relation to an asylum claim or a human rights claim, and

b

the evidence falls to be considered by a deciding authority for the purpose of determining—

i

the claim, or

ii

where a decision in respect of the claim is the subject of a relevant appeal, the appeal.

2

Unless there are good reasons why the evidence was provided late, the deciding authority must, in considering it, have regard to the principle that minimal weight should be given to the evidence.

3

For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), evidence is provided “late” by a claimant if it is within subsection (4) or (5).

4

Evidence is within this subsection if—

a

it is provided pursuant to an evidence notice served on the claimant under section 18(1), and

b

it is provided on or after the date specified in the notice.

5

Evidence is within this subsection if—

a

it is provided pursuant to a priority removal notice served on the claimant under section 20 in support of the matters mentioned in subsection (3)(a)(i) of that section (reasons and grounds for application), and

b

it is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.

6

The reference in subsection (1)(b)(i) to determining a claim includes a reference to determining—

a

whether to certify the claim under section 94(1) of the 2002 Act (unfounded claims);

b

whether to accept or reject further submissions made by the claimant for the purposes of the immigration rules.

7

In this section—

the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

asylum claim” has the meaning given by section 113(1) of the 2002 Act;

deciding authority” means—

a

an immigration officer,

b

the Secretary of State,

c

the First-tier Tribunal,

d

the Upper Tribunal in the circumstances described in subsection (8), or

e

the Special Immigration Appeals Commission;

PRN cut-off date” has the same meaning as in section 20;

relevant appeal” means an appeal under—

a

section 82 of the 2002 Act, or

b

section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.

8

The circumstances are when the Upper Tribunal is acting—

a

under section 12(2)(b)(ii) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Upper Tribunal re-making First-tier Tribunal decision on finding of error of law), or

b

in relation to—

i

an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or

ii

an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 that involves an asylum claim or a human rights claim.

Appeals
27Accelerated detained appeals1

In this section “accelerated detained appeal” means a relevant appeal (see subsection (6)) brought—

a

by a person who—

i

was detained under a relevant detention provision (see subsection (7)) at the time at which they were given notice of the decision which is the subject of the appeal, and

ii

remains in detention under a relevant detention provision, and

b

against a decision that—

i

is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

ii

when made, was certified by the Secretary of State under this section.

2

The Secretary of State may only certify a decision under this section if the Secretary of State considers that any relevant appeal brought in relation to the decision would likely be disposed of expeditiously.

3

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the following time limits apply in relation to an accelerated detained appeal—

a

any notice of appeal must be given to the First-tier Tribunal not later than 5 working days after the date on which the appellant was given notice of the decision against which the appeal is brought;

b

the First-tier Tribunal must make a decision on the appeal, and give notice of that decision to the parties, not later than 25 working days after the date on which the appellant gave notice of appeal to the tribunal;

c

any application (whether to the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal) for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal must be determined by the tribunal concerned not later than 20 working days after the date on which the applicant was given notice of the First-tier Tribunal’s decision.

4

A relevant appeal ceases to be an accelerated detained appeal on the appellant being released from detention under any relevant detention provision.

5

Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the First-tier Tribunal or (as the case may be) the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in a particular case, order that a relevant appeal is to cease to be an accelerated detained appeal.

6

For the purposes of this section, a “relevant appeal” is an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under any of the following—

a

section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals in respect of protection and human rights claims);

b

section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981 (appeal against deprivation of citizenship);

c

the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/61) (appeal rights in respect of EU citizens’ rights immigration decisions etc);

d

regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052) (appeals against EEA decisions) as it continues to have effect following its revocation.

7

For the purposes of this section, a “relevant detention provision” is any of the following—

a

paragraph 16(1), (1A) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (detention of persons liable to examination or removal);

b

paragraph 2(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 3 to that Act (detention pending deportation);

c

section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (detention of persons liable to examination or removal);

d

section 36(1) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (detention pending deportation).

8

In this section “working day” means any day except—

a

a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or 26 to 31 December, and

b

any day that is a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where the appellant concerned is detained.

9

Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.

28Claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal1

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

2

In section 92 (place from which an appeal may be brought or continued)—

a

in each of subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), for “94(1) or (7) (claim clearly unfounded or removal to a safe third country)” substitute “94(7) (removal to a safe country)”;

b

in each of subsections (6) and (8), for “94(1) or (7)” substitute “94(7)”.

3

In section 94 (appeal from within the United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or protection claim)—

a

after subsection (3) insert—

3A

A person may not bring an appeal under section 82 against a decision if the claim to which the decision relates has been certified under subsection (1).

;

b

in subsection (4), for “Those States” substitute “The States”;

c

for the heading substitute “Certification of human rights or protection claims as unfounded or removal to safe country”.

4

The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a protection claim or human rights claim that was certified by the Secretary of State under section 94(1) before the coming into force of this section.

Removal to safe third country
29Removal of asylum seeker to safe country

Schedule 4 makes amendments to—

a

section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (no removal while claim for asylum pending), and

b

Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (removal of asylum seeker to safe country).

Interpretation of Refugee Convention
30Refugee Convention: general1

The following sections apply for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether a person (referred to in those sections as an “asylum seeker”) is a refugee within the meaning of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention—

a

section 31 (persecution);

b

section 32 (well-founded fear);

c

section 33 (reasons for persecution);

d

section 34 (protection from persecution);

e

section 35 (internal relocation).

2

Section 36 applies for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether the provisions of the Refugee Convention do not apply to a person as a result of Article 1(F) of that Convention (disapplication of Convention to serious criminals etc).

3

Section 37 applies for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention (immunity from certain penalties) applies in relation to a person who is a refugee within the meaning of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention.

4

The Refugee or Person in Need of International Protection (Qualification) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2525) are revoked.

5

Subsections (1) and (2), and sections 31 to 36, apply only in relation to a determination relating to a claim for asylum where the claim was made on or after the day on which this section comes into force.

6

For the purposes of subsection (5), a claim for asylum includes a claim, in any form or to any person, which falls to be determined as mentioned in subsection (1).

31Article 1(A)(2): persecution1

For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention, persecution can be committed by any of the following (referred to in this Part as “actors of persecution”)—

a

the State,

b

any party or organisation controlling the State or a substantial part of the territory of the State, or

c

any non-State actor, if it can be demonstrated that the actors mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), including any international organisation, are unable or unwilling to provide reasonable protection against persecution.

2

For the purposes of that Article, the persecution must be—

a

sufficiently serious by its nature or repetition as to constitute a severe violation of a basic human right, in particular a right from which derogation cannot be made under Article 15 of the Human Rights Convention, or

b

an accumulation of various measures, including a violation of a human right, which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as specified in paragraph (a).

3

The persecution may, for example, take the form of—

a

an act of physical or mental violence, including an act of sexual violence;

b

a legal, administrative, police or judicial measure which in itself is discriminatory or which is implemented in a discriminatory manner;

c

prosecution or punishment which is disproportionate or discriminatory;

d

denial of judicial redress resulting in a disproportionate or discriminatory punishment;

e

prosecution or punishment for refusal to perform military service in a conflict, where performing military service would include crimes or acts as described in Article 1(F) of the Refugee Convention (on which, see section 36).

32Article 1(A)(2): well-founded fear1

In deciding for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention whether an asylum seeker’s fear of persecution is well-founded, the following approach is to be taken.

2

The decision-maker must first determine, on the balance of probabilities—

a

whether the asylum seeker has a characteristic which could cause them to fear persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion (or has such a characteristic attributed to them by an actor of persecution), and

b

whether the asylum seeker does in fact fear such persecution in their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence) as a result of that characteristic.

(See also section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (asylum claims etc: behaviour damaging to claimant’s credibility).)

3

Subsection (4) applies if the decision-maker finds that—

a

the asylum seeker has a characteristic mentioned in subsection (2)(a) (or has such a characteristic attributed to them), and

b

the asylum seeker fears persecution as mentioned in subsection (2)(b).

4

The decision-maker must determine whether there is a reasonable likelihood that, if the asylum seeker were returned to their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence)—

a

they would be persecuted as a result of the characteristic mentioned in subsection (2)(a), and

b

they would not be protected as mentioned in section 34.

5

The determination under subsection (4) must also include a consideration of the matter mentioned in section 35 (internal relocation).

33Article 1(A)(2): reasons for persecution1

For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention—

a

the concept of race may include consideration of matters such as a person’s colour, descent or membership of a particular ethnic group;

b

the concept of religion may include consideration of matters such as—

i

the holding of theistic, non-theistic or atheistic beliefs,

ii

the participation in formal worship in private or public, either alone or in community with others, or the abstention from such worship,

iii

other religious acts or expressions of view, or

iv

forms of personal or communal conduct based on or mandated by any religious belief;

c

the concept of nationality is not confined to citizenship (or lack of citizenship) but may include consideration of matters such as membership of a group determined by its cultural, ethnic or linguistic identity, common geographical or political origins or its relationship with the population of another State;

d

the concept of political opinion includes the holding of an opinion, thought or belief on a matter related to a potential actor of persecution and to its policies or methods, whether or not the person holding that opinion, thought or belief has acted upon it.

2

A group forms a particular social group for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention only if it meets both of the following conditions.

3

The first condition is that members of the group share—

a

an innate characteristic,

b

a common background that cannot be changed, or

c

a characteristic or belief that is so fundamental to identity or conscience that a person should not be forced to renounce it.

4

The second condition is that the group has a distinct identity in the relevant country because it is perceived as being different by the surrounding society.

5

A particular social group may include a group based on a common characteristic of sexual orientation, but for these purposes sexual orientation does not include acts that are criminal in any part of the United Kingdom.

34Article 1(A)(2): protection from persecution1

For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention, protection from persecution can be provided by—

a

the State, or

b

any party or organisation, including any international organisation, controlling the State or a substantial part of the territory of the State.

2

An asylum seeker is to be taken to be able to avail themselves of protection from persecution if—

a

the State, party or organisation mentioned in subsection (1) takes reasonable steps to prevent the persecution by operating an effective legal system for the detection, prosecution and punishment of acts constituting persecution, and

b

the asylum seeker is able to access the protection.

35Article 1(A)(2): internal relocation1

An asylum seeker is not to be taken to be a refugee for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention if—

a

they would not have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in a part of their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence), and

b

they can reasonably be expected to travel to and remain in that part of the country.

2

In considering whether an asylum seeker can reasonably be expected to travel to and remain in a part of a country, a decision-maker—

a

must have regard to—

i

the general circumstances prevailing in that part of the country, and

ii

the personal circumstances of the asylum seeker;

b

must disregard any technical obstacles relating to travel to that part of that country.

36Article 1(F): disapplication of Convention in case of serious crime etc1

A person has committed a crime for the purposes of Article 1(F)(a) or (b) of the Refugee Convention if they have instigated or otherwise participated in the commission of the crimes specified in those provisions.

2

In Article 1(F)(b), the reference to a serious non-political crime includes a particularly cruel action, even if it is committed with an allegedly political objective.

3

In that Article, the reference to a crime being committed by a person outside the country of refuge prior to their admission to that country as a refugee includes a crime committed by that person at any time up to and including the day on which they are issued with a relevant biometric immigration document by the Secretary of State.

4

For the purposes of subsection (3), a relevant biometric immigration document is a document that—

a

records biometric information (as defined in section 15(1A) of the UK Borders Act 2007), and

b

is evidence of leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted to a person as a result of their refugee status.

37Article 31(1): immunity from penalties1

A refugee is not to be taken to have come to the United Kingdom directly from a country where their life or freedom was threatened if, in coming from that country, they stopped in another country outside the United Kingdom, unless they can show that they could not reasonably be expected to have sought protection under the Refugee Convention in that country.

2

A refugee is not to be taken to have presented themselves without delay to the authorities unless—

a

in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were outside the United Kingdom, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after their arrival in the United Kingdom;

b

in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were in the United Kingdom—

i

if their presence in the United Kingdom was lawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum before the time when their presence in the United Kingdom became unlawful;

ii

if their presence in the United Kingdom was unlawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after they became aware of their need for protection under the Refugee Convention.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), a person’s presence in the United Kingdom is unlawful if they require leave to enter or remain and do not have it.

4

A penalty is not to be taken as having been imposed on account of a refugee’s illegal entry or presence in the United Kingdom where the penalty relates to anything done by the refugee in the course of an attempt to leave the United Kingdom.

5

In section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (defences based on Art.31(1) of the Refugee Convention)—

a

in subsection (2), for “have expected to be given” substitute “be expected to have sought”;

b

after subsection (4) insert—

4A

But this section does not apply to an offence committed by a refugee in the course of an attempt to leave the United Kingdom.

6

In this section—

claim for asylum” means a claim that it would be contrary to the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention for the claimant to be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom;

country” includes any territory;

refugee” has the same meaning as in the Refugee Convention.

38Article 33(2): particularly serious crime1

Section 72 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (serious criminal) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for “protection” substitute “prohibition of expulsion or return”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a)—

i

for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute “is”;

ii

omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”;

b

in paragraph (b), for “two years” substitute “12 months”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a)—

i

for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute “is”;

ii

omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”;

b

in paragraph (b), for “two years” substitute “12 months”;

c

in paragraph (c), for “two years” substitute “12 months”.

5

In subsection (4), in the words before paragraph (a)—

a

for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute “is”;

b

omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”.

6

After subsection (5) insert—

5A

A person convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime (whether within or outside the United Kingdom) is to be presumed to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom.

7

In subsection (6), for “(2), (3) or (4)” substitute “(5A)”.

8

In subsection (7), for “(2), (3) or (4)” substitute “(5A)”.

9

In subsection (8), for “mentioned in subsection (6)” substitute “under subsection (5A)”.

10

In subsection (9)(b), for “presumptions under subsection (2), (3) or (4) apply” substitute “a presumption under subsection (5A) applies”.

11

In subsection (10)(b), for “presumptions under subsections (2), (3) or (4) apply” substitute “a presumption under subsection (5A) applies”.

12

In subsection (11)(b)—

a

in the opening words, for “two years” substitute “12 months”;

b

in sub-paragraph (ia), for “two years”, in both places it occurs, substitute “12 months”;

c

in sub-paragraph (iii), for “two years” substitute “12 months”.

13

The amendments made by this section apply only in relation to a person convicted on or after the date on which this section comes into force.

Interpretation
39Interpretation of Part 2

In this Part—

human rights claim” has the meaning given by section 113 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

the “Human Rights Convention” means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;

immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

immigration rules” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;

the “Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 and its Protocol;

protection claim” has the meaning given by section 82(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

PART 3Immigration ControlImmigration offences and penalties
40Illegal entry and similar offences1

The Immigration Act 1971 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (7).

2

In section 24 (illegal entry and similar offences), before subsection (1) insert—

A1

A person who knowingly enters the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order commits an offence.

B1

A person who—

a

requires leave to enter the United Kingdom under this Act, and

b

knowingly enters the United Kingdom without such leave,

commits an offence.

C1

A person who—

a

has only a limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and

b

knowingly remains beyond the time limited by the leave,

commits an offence.

D1

A person who—

a

requires entry clearance under the immigration rules, and

b

knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance,

commits an offence.

E1

A person who—

a

is required under immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without an ETA that is valid for the person’s journey to the United Kingdom, and

b

knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without such an ETA,

commits an offence.

F1

A person who commits an offence under any of subsections (A1) to (E1) is liable—

a

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both);

b

on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

c

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

d

on conviction on indictment—

i

for an offence under subsection (A1), to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine (or both);

ii

for an offence under any of subsections (B1) to (E1), to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or a fine (or both).

G1

In relation to an offence committed before paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, the reference in subsection (F1)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to six months.

3

In that section—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

omit paragraph (a);

ii

in paragraph (b), for the words from “either” to the end, substitute “fails to observe a condition of the leave;”;

b

in subsection (1A), for “subsection (1)(b)(i)” substitute “subsection (C1)”;

c

in subsection (3), for “subsection (1)(a) and (c)” substitute “subsections (A1), (B1), (D1), (E1) and (1)(c)”;

d

in subsection (4)—

i

in the words before paragraph (a), for “against subsection (1)(a)” substitute “under subsection (B1)”;

ii

in paragraph (b), omit the words from the first “if” to the end.

e

after subsection (4) insert—

5

In proceedings for an offence under subsection (D1) above of arriving in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance—

a

any document attached to a passport or other travel document purporting to have been issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing evidence of entry clearance for a particular period is to be presumed to have been duly so issued unless the contrary is proved;

b

proof that a person had a valid entry clearance is to lie on the defence.

4

In section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration), in subsection (2)(a), after “enter” insert “or arrive in”.

5

In section 28B (search and arrest by warrant), in subsection (5), for “24(1)(a), (b)” substitute “24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b)”.

6

In section 28D (entry and search of premises), in subsection (4), for “24(1)(a), (b)” substitute “24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b)”.

7

In section 28FA (search for personnel records: warrant unnecessary), in subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “24(1)” substitute “24”;

b

in paragraph (c), for “24(1)” substitute “24”.

8

In the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002—

a

in section 129(1) (duty on local authority to disclose information on suspected immigration offences), in paragraph (a), for “24(1)(a), (b), (c), (e)” substitute “24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b), (c)”;

b

in section 134(1) (duty on employer to disclose information on suspected immigration offences), in paragraph (a), for “24(1)(a), (b), (c), (e)” substitute “24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b), (c)”.

9

In section 133(7) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (conditions), for “any provision of section 24(1)” substitute “section 24”.

41Assisting unlawful immigration or asylum seeker1

The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.

2

In section 25(6)(a) (assisting unlawful immigration to member State or the United Kingdom: penalties) for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years” substitute “imprisonment for life”.

3

In section 25A(1)(a) (helping asylum seeker to enter United Kingdom) omit “and for gain”.

4

Before section 25C insert—

25BAFacilitation offences: application to rescuers1

A person does not commit a facilitation offence if the act of facilitation was an act done by or on behalf of, or co-ordinated by—

a

Her Majesty’s Coastguard, or

b

an overseas maritime search and rescue authority exercising similar functions to those of Her Majesty’s Coastguard.

2

In proceedings for a facilitation offence, it is a defence for the person charged with the offence to show that—

a

the assisted individual had been in danger or distress at sea, and

b

the act of facilitation was an act of providing assistance to the individual at any time between—

i

the time when the assisted individual was first in danger or distress at sea, and

ii

the time when the assisted individual was delivered to a place of safety on land.

3

For the purposes of subsection (2), the following are not to be treated as an act of providing assistance—

a

the act of delivering the assisted individual to the United Kingdom in circumstances where—

i

the United Kingdom was not the nearest place of safety on land to which the assisted individual could have been delivered, and

ii

the person charged with the offence did not have a good reason for delivering the assisted individual to the United Kingdom instead of to a nearer place of safety on land;

b

the act of steering a ship in circumstances where the person charged with the offence was on the same ship as the assisted individual at the time when the individual was first in danger or distress at sea.

4

A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (2) if—

a

sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and

b

the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.

5

In this section—

“act of facilitation”—

a

in relation to an offence under section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration), means the act mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;

b

in relation to an offence under section 25A (helping asylum-seeker to enter the UK), means the act of facilitating the arrival (or attempted arrival) in, or entry (or attempted entry) into, the United Kingdom of an individual, as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;

c

in relation to an offence under section 25B(1) (facilitating breach of deportation order), means the act mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;

d

in relation to an offence under section 25B(3) (assisting entry to UK in breach of an exclusion order), means the act mentioned in subsection (3)(a) of that section;

“assisted individual”—

a

in relation to an offence under section 25, means the individual whose breach (or attempted breach) of immigration law is facilitated by the act of facilitation;

b

in relation to an offence under section 25A, means the individual whose arrival (or attempted arrival) in, or entry (or attempted entry) into, the United Kingdom is facilitated by the act of facilitation;

c

in relation to an offence under section 25B(1), means the individual whose breach (or attempted breach) of a deportation order is facilitated by the act of facilitation;

d

in relation to an offence under section 25B(3), means the individual who is assisted to arrive in, enter or remain (or to attempt to arrive in, enter or remain) in the United Kingdom by the act of facilitation;

facilitation offence” means—

a

an offence under section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration),

b

an offence under section 25A (helping asylum-seeker to enter the United Kingdom), or

c

an offence under section 25B (assisting entry to the United Kingdom in breach of deportation or exclusion order) to the extent that the section continues to apply by virtue of regulation 5(7) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309);

ship” includes—

a

every description of vessel (including a hovercraft), and

b

any other structure (whether with or without means of propulsion) constructed or used to carry persons, goods, plant or machinery by water.

25BBFacilitation offences: defences relating to stowaways1

In proceedings for a facilitation offence brought against a master of a ship, it is a defence for the master to show—

a

that the assisted individual was a stowaway when the act of facilitation took place, and

b

that the master, or a person acting on the master’s behalf, reported the presence of the assisted individual on the ship to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer—

i

in a case where the ship was scheduled to go to the United Kingdom, as soon as reasonably practicable after the time when the ship’s next scheduled port of call became a port in the United Kingdom, or

ii

in a case where the ship was not scheduled to go to the United Kingdom but the master of the ship decided that the ship needed to go to the United Kingdom (whether for reasons relating to the presence of the assisted individual on board or for other reasons), as soon as reasonably practicable after the master made that decision.

2

In proceedings for a facilitation offence, it is a defence for the person charged with the offence to show—

a

that the assisted individual was a stowaway when the act of facilitation took place,

b

that they were acting to ensure the security, general health, welfare or safety of the assisted individual, and

c

that they had reported the presence of the assisted individual to the master of the ship as soon as reasonably practicable.

3

A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) if—

a

sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and

b

the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.

4

For the purposes of this section, an individual is a stowaway on a ship if—

a

they boarded the ship without the knowledge of the master of the ship, and

b

the master was not aware of their presence on the ship when the ship departed from the port where the individual boarded.

5

But an individual ceases to be a stowaway if, after the master of the ship has become aware of their presence on the ship, the individual is given permission to leave the ship by the immigration authorities of a country that the ship arrives at (whether or not they do in fact leave the ship there).

6

In this section, “act of facilitation”, “assisted individual”, “facilitation offence” and “ship” have the same meanings as in section 25BA.

42Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle

Schedule 5 amends the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to make provision for the imposition of a penalty for failure adequately to secure a goods vehicle against unauthorised access and other related matters.

Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry
43Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry1

After section 11 of the Immigration Act 1971 (construction of references to entry etc) insert—

11AWorking in United Kingdom waters1

An “offshore worker” is a person who arrives in United Kingdom waters—

a

for the purpose of undertaking work in those waters, and

b

without first entering the United Kingdom (see, in particular, section 11(1)).

But see subsection (6).

2

An offshore worker arrives in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Act when they arrive in United Kingdom waters as mentioned in subsection (1)(a).

3

An offshore worker enters the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Act when they commence working in United Kingdom waters.

4

Any reference in, or in a provision made under, the Immigration Acts to a person arriving in or entering the United Kingdom, however expressed, is to be read as including a reference to an offshore worker arriving in or entering the United Kingdom as provided for in subsection (2) or (3).

5

References in this section to work, or to a person working, are to be read in accordance with section 24B(10).

6

A person is not an offshore worker if they arrive in United Kingdom waters while working as a member of the crew of a ship that is—

a

exercising the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea or the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation, or

b

passing through United Kingdom waters from non-UK waters to a place in the United Kingdom or vice versa.

7

For the purposes of any provision of, or made under, the Immigration Acts, a person working in United Kingdom waters who, in connection with that work, temporarily enters non-UK waters is not to be treated by virtue of doing so as leaving, or being outside, the United Kingdom.

8

In this section—

non-UK waters” means the sea beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea;

“right of innocent passage”, “right of transit passage” and “straits used for international navigation” are to be read in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) and any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom;

the territorial sea” means the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;

United Kingdom waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea.

11BOffshore workers: requirements to notify arrival and entry dates etc1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring—

a

an offshore worker, or

b

if an offshore worker has one, their sponsor;

to give notice to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer of the dates on which the offshore worker arrives in, enters and leaves the United Kingdom.

2

The regulations may make provision for the failure of an offshore worker to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations to be a ground for—

a

the cancellation or variation of their leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;

b

refusing them leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

3

The failure of an offshore worker’s sponsor to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations may be taken into account by the Secretary of State when operating immigration skills arrangements made with the sponsor.

4

Regulations under this section—

a

are to be made by statutory instrument;

b

may make different provision for different cases;

c

may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

5

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

6

For the purposes of this section—

a

offshore worker” has the same meaning as in section 11A;

b

a person is an offshore worker’s “sponsor” if they have made immigration skills arrangements with the Secretary of State in relation to the offshore worker;

c

immigration skills arrangements” has the meaning given by section 70A(2) of the Immigration Act 2014.

2

Schedule 6 makes consequential and related amendments.

Enforcement
44Power to search container unloaded from ship or aircraft1

The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (powers to search ship or aircraft etc), after “vehicle” insert “or container”.

3

After that sub-paragraph insert—

6

For the purposes of searching a container under sub-paragraph (5), an immigration officer may direct any person who has control of the container to deliver the container to a place specified by the immigration officer.

7

In this paragraph, “container” has the same meaning as in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (see section 1(1) of that Act).

4

In section 26(1) (general offences in connection with administration of Act), after paragraph (g) insert—

h

if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a direction under paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2 (direction to move a container for purposes of a search).

45Maritime enforcement

Schedule 7 contains amendments to Part 3A of the Immigration Act 1971 (maritime enforcement).

Removals
46Removals: notice requirements1

Section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (6).

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “may be removed” substitute “is liable to removal”;

b

omit “under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer”.

3

For subsection (2) substitute—

2

Where a person (“P”) is liable to removal, or has been removed, from the United Kingdom under this section, a member of P’s family who meets the following three conditions is also liable to removal from the United Kingdom, provided that the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the family member written notice of the fact that they are liable to removal.

4

After subsection (6) insert—

6A

A person who is liable to removal from the United Kingdom under this section may be removed only under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer and in accordance with sections 10A to 10E.

5

In subsection (7), for “subsection (1) or (2)” substitute “this section”.

6

In subsection (10)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “subsection (2)” substitute “this section”;

b

in paragraph (b), at the end insert “or sections 10A to 10E”.

7

After that section insert—

10ARemoval: general notice requirements1

This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10; but see sections 10C to 10E for the circumstances in which such a person may be removed otherwise than in accordance with this section.

2

The person may be removed if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person—

i

a notice of intention to remove (see subsection (3)), and

ii

a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)), and

b

any notice period has expired.

3

A notice of intention to remove is a written notice which—

a

states that the person is to be removed,

b

sets out the notice period, (see subsection (7)), and

c

states the destination to which the person is to be removed.

4

A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—

a

states the date on which the person is to be removed,

b

states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination, and

c

if subsection (6) applies, sets out the notice period (see subsection (7)).

5

The notice of intention to remove and the notice of departure details may be combined.

6

This subsection applies if the notice of departure details states, under subsection (4)(b)—

a

a destination which is different to the destination stated under subsection (3)(c) in the notice of intention to remove, or

b

any stops that were not stated in the notice of intention to remove, other than a stop in—

i

the United Kingdom, or

ii

a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.

7

The notice period must be no shorter than the period of five working days beginning with the day after the day on which the person is given the notice.

8

At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.

9

This section is subject to section 10B (failed removals).

10

In this section “working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where the person is when they are given the notice.

10BFailed removals1

This section applies where as a result of matters reasonably beyond the control of the Secretary of State, such as—

a

adverse weather conditions,

b

technical faults or other issues causing delays to transport, or

c

disruption by the person to be removed or others,

a person is not removed from the United Kingdom on the date stated in a notice of departure details under section 10A (“the original notice”).

2

The person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (3)), and

b

they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date stated in the original notice.

3

A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—

a

states the date on which the person is to be removed, and

b

states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.

4

But this section does not apply if the notice under subsection (3) states, under subsection (3)(b)—

a

a destination which is different to the destination stated in the original notice, or

b

any stops that were not stated in the original notice, other than a stop in—

i

the United Kingdom, or

ii

a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.

5

At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.

10CRemoval: notice requirements in port cases1

This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10 if the person was refused leave to enter upon their arrival in the United Kingdom.

2

The person may be removed if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details under this section which—

i

states the date on which the person is to be removed, and

ii

states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination, and

b

the date stated under paragraph (a)(i) is a date before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the day after the day on which the person was refused leave to enter.

3

At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.

10DRemoval: PRN recipients1

This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10 and is a PRN recipient.

2

If the person does not make a protection claim or a human rights claim before the PRN cut-off date, the person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)), and

b

they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the PRN cut-off date.

3

If the PRN recipient makes a protection claim or a human rights claim, the person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)),

b

their appeal rights are exhausted, and

c

they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the date on which their appeal rights are exhausted;

and for the purposes of this subsection, whether a PRN recipient’s appeal rights are exhausted is to be determined in accordance with section 20(3) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (and see, in particular, section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002).

4

A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—

a

states the date on which the person is to be removed,

b

states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.

5

But this section does not apply unless the priority removal notice stated—

a

a destination to which the person is to be removed which is the same as the destination stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (4)(b), and

b

stops, other than stops falling within subsection (6), that are expected to be made on the way to that destination which are the same as those stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (4)(b).

6

A stop falls within this subsection if it is a stop in—

a

the United Kingdom, or

b

a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.

7

At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.

8

For the purposes of this section and section 10E—

priority removal notice”, “PRN cut-off date” and “PRN recipient” have the same meaning as in section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022;

protection claim” and “human rights claim” have the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

10ERemoval: judicial review1

This section applies to a person (whether or not they are a PRN recipient) who is liable to removal under section 10 where—

a

the person has made an application for judicial review or (in Scotland) an application to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session, relating to their removal, and

b

a court or tribunal has made a decision the effect of which is that the person may be removed from the United Kingdom.

2

The person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—

a

the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (3)), and

b

they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the day on which the court or tribunal made the decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

3

A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—

a

states the date on which the person is to be removed,

b

states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.

4

But this section does not apply unless the person has received a priority removal notice or a notice of intention to remove under section 10A(3) which stated—

a

a destination to which the person is to be removed which is the same as the destination stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (3)(b), and

b

stops, other than stops falling within subsection (5), that are expected to be made on the way to that destination which are the same as those stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (3)(b).

5

A stop falls within this subsection if it is a stop in—

a

the United Kingdom, or

b

a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.

6

At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.

8

In Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (immigration bail), in paragraph 3(4) (bail not to be granted to person subject to removal directions without consent of Secretary of State), in paragraph (b) for “14” substitute “21”.

47Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom1

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

2

Section 260 (early removal of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (3) to (8).

3

For subsections (1) to (2B) substitute—

1

Where a fixed-term prisoner is liable to removal from the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may remove the prisoner from prison under this section at any time after the prisoner has served the minimum pre-removal custodial period (whether or not the Board has directed the prisoner’s release under this Chapter).

2

The minimum pre-removal custodial period is the longer of—

a

one half of the requisite custodial period, and

b

the requisite custodial period less one year.

4

In subsection (2C), for “Subsections (1) and (2A) do” substitute “Subsection (1) does”.

5

In subsection (4), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

so long as remaining in the United Kingdom, and in the event of a return to the United Kingdom after removal, is liable to be detained in pursuance of his sentence.

6

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

Where a person has been removed from prison under this section, a day on which the person has not spent any part of the day in prison or otherwise detained in pursuance of their sentence is not, unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs, to be included—

a

when determining for the purposes of any provision of this Chapter how much of their sentence they have (or would have) served, or

b

when determining for the purposes of section 244ZC(2), 244A(2)(b) or 246A(4)(b) the date of an anniversary of a disposal of a reference of the person’s case to the Board (so that the anniversary is treated as falling x days after the actual anniversary, where x is the number of days on which the person has not spent any part of the day in prison or otherwise detained in pursuance of their sentence).

4B

Where—

a

before a prisoner’s removal from prison under this section their case had been referred to the Board under section 244ZB(3), 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4), and

b

the person is removed from the United Kingdom before the Board has disposed of the reference,

the reference lapses upon the person’s removal from the United Kingdom (and paragraph 8 of Schedule 19B applies in the event of their return).

7

Omit subsection (5).

8

In subsection (6), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

a

amend the fraction for the time being specified in subsection (2)(a);

b

amend the time period for the time being specified in subsection (2)(b).

9

For section 261 substitute—

261Removal under section 260 and subsequent return to UK: effect on sentence

Where a person—

a

has been removed from prison under section 260 on or after the day on which section 47 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into force,

b

has been removed from the United Kingdom following that removal from prison, and

c

returns to the United Kingdom,

this Chapter applies to the person with the modifications set out in Schedule 19B.

10

In section 263 (concurrent terms), after subsection (2), insert—

2A

Where this section applies, nothing in section 260 authorises the Secretary of State to remove the offender from prison in respect of any of the terms unless and until that section authorises the Secretary of State to do so in respect of each of the others.

11

After Schedule 19A, insert the Schedule 19B set out in Schedule 8.

Immigration bail
48Matters relevant to decisions relating to immigration bail

In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (matters to be taken into account in making decision on immigration bail), for the “and” at the end of paragraph (e) substitute—

ea

whether the person has failed without reasonable excuse to cooperate with any process—

i

for determining whether the person requires or should be granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,

ii

for determining the period for which the person should be granted such leave and any conditions to which it should be subject,

iii

for determining whether the person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom should be varied, curtailed, suspended or cancelled,

iv

for determining whether the person should be removed from the United Kingdom, or

v

for removing the person from the United Kingdom, and

.

PART 4Age Assessments
49Interpretation of Part etc1

In this Part, “age-disputed person” means a person—

a

who requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (whether or not such leave has been given), and

b

in relation to whom—

i

a local authority,

ii

a public authority specified in regulations under section 50(1)(b), or

iii

the Secretary of State,

has insufficient evidence to be sure of their age.

2

In this Part—

decision-maker” means a person who conducts an age assessment under section 50 or 51;

designated person” means an official of the Secretary of State who is designated by the Secretary of State to conduct age assessments under section 50 or 51;

immigration functions” means functions exercisable by virtue of the Immigration Acts;

immigration officer” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;

“local authority”—

a

in relation to England and Wales, means a local authority within the meaning of the Children Act 1989 (see section 105(1) of that Act),

b

in relation to Scotland, means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, and

c

in relation to Northern Ireland, means a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1));

public authority” means a public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal;

specified scientific method” means a method used for assessing a person’s age which is specified in regulations under section 52(1).

3

In this Part, “relevant children’s legislation” means—

a

in relation to a local authority in England, any provision of or made under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989 (support for children and families; care and supervision; protection of children);

b

in relation to a local authority in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, any statutory provision (including a provision passed or made after the coming into force of this Part) that confers a corresponding function on such an authority.

4

In subsection (3)—

corresponding function” means a function that corresponds to a function conferred on a local authority in England by or under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989;

statutory provision” means a provision made by or under—

a

an Act,

b

an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

c

an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or

d

Northern Ireland legislation.

5

In section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers: interpretation), for subsection (7) substitute—

7

For further provision as to the conduct of age assessments, which applies for the purposes of this Part, see Part 4 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

50Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc1

The following authorities may refer an age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under this section—

a

a local authority;

b

a public authority specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2

Subsections (3) and (4) apply where—

a

a local authority needs to know the age of an age-disputed person for the purposes of deciding whether or how to exercise any of its functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the person, or

b

the Secretary of State notifies a local authority in writing that the Secretary of State doubts that an age-disputed person in relation to whom the local authority has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation is the age that they claim (or are claimed) to be.

3

The local authority must—

a

refer the age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under this section,

b

conduct an age assessment on the age-disputed person itself and inform the Secretary of State in writing of the result of its assessment, or

c

inform the Secretary of State in writing that it is satisfied that the person is the age they claim (or are claimed) to be, without the need for an age assessment.

4

Where a local authority—

a

conducts an age assessment itself, or

b

informs the Secretary of State that it is satisfied that an age-disputed person is the age they claim (or are claimed) to be,

it must, on request from the Secretary of State, provide the Secretary of State with such evidence as the Secretary of State reasonably requires for the Secretary of State to consider the local authority’s decision under subsection (3)(b) or (c).

5

Where a local authority refers an age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under subsection (1) or (3)(a), the local authority must provide any assistance that the designated person reasonably requires from the authority for the purposes of conducting that assessment.

6

The standard of proof for an age assessment under this section is the balance of probabilities.

7

An age assessment of an age-disputed person conducted by a designated person following a referral from a local authority under subsection (1) or (3)(a) is binding—

a

on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions, and

b

on a local authority that—

i

has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the age-disputed person, and

ii

is aware of the age assessment conducted by the designated person.

But this is subject to section 54(5) (decision of Tribunal to be binding on Secretary of State and local authorities) and section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).

8

Regulations under subsection (1)(b) are subject to negative resolution procedure.

51Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes1

A designated person may conduct an age assessment on an age-disputed person for the purposes of deciding whether or how the Secretary of State or an immigration officer should exercise any immigration functions in relation to the person.

2

An assessment under subsection (1) may be conducted—

a

in a case where subsections (3) and (4) of section 50 do not apply, or

b

in a case where those subsections do apply—

i

at any time before a local authority has referred the age-disputed person to a designated person under section 50(3)(a) or has informed the Secretary of State as mentioned in subsection (3)(b) or (c) of that section, or

ii

if the Secretary of State has reason to doubt a local authority’s decision under subsection (3)(b) or (c) of that section.

3

An age assessment under this section is binding on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions.

But this is subject to section 54(5) (decision of Tribunal to be binding on Secretary of State and local authorities) and section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).

4

The standard of proof for an age assessment under this section is the balance of probabilities.

52Use of scientific methods in age assessments1

The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying scientific methods that may be used for the purposes of age assessments under section 50 or 51.

2

The types of scientific method that may be specified include methods involving—

a

examining or measuring parts of a person’s body, including by the use of imaging technology;

b

the analysis of saliva, cell or other samples taken from a person (including the analysis of DNA in the samples).

3

A method may not be specified in regulations under subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State determines, after having sought scientific advice, that the method is appropriate for assessing a person’s age.

4

A specified scientific method may be used for the purposes of an age assessment under section 50 or 51 only if the appropriate consent is given.

5

The appropriate consent is—

a

where the age-disputed person has the capacity to consent to the use of the scientific method in question, their consent;

b

where the age-disputed person does not have the capacity to consent to the use of the scientific method in question, the consent of—

i

the person’s parent or guardian, or

ii

another person, of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State, who is able to give consent on behalf of the age-disputed person.

6

Subsection (7) applies where—

a

the age-disputed person or, in a case where the age-disputed person lacks capacity, a person mentioned in subsection (5)(b), decides not to consent to the use of a specified scientific method, and

b

there are no reasonable grounds for that decision.

7

In deciding whether to believe any statement made by or on behalf of the age-disputed person that is relevant to the assessment of their age, the decision-maker must take into account, as damaging the age-disputed person’s credibility (or the credibility of a person who has made a statement on their behalf), the decision not to consent to the use of the specified scientific method.

8

Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

9

This section does not prevent the use of a scientific method that is not a specified scientific method for the purposes of an age assessment under section 50 or 51 if the decision-maker considers it appropriate to do so and, where necessary, the appropriate consent is given.

53Regulations about age assessments1

The Secretary of State may make regulations about age assessments under section 50 or 51, which may in particular include provision about—

a

the processes to be followed, including—

i

the information and evidence that must be considered and the weight to be given to it,

ii

the circumstances in which an abbreviated age assessment may be appropriate,

iii

protections or safeguarding measures for the age-disputed person, and

iv

where consent is required for the use of a specified scientific method, the processes for assessing a person’s capacity to consent, for seeking consent and for recording the decision on consent;

b

the qualifications or experience necessary for a person to conduct an age assessment;

c

where an age assessment includes use of specified scientific methods—

i

the qualifications or experience necessary for a person to conduct tests in accordance with those methods, and

ii

the settings in which such tests must be carried out;

d

the content and distribution of reports on age assessments;

e

the communication of decisions to the age-disputed person and any other person affected by the decision, and notification of appeal rights (see section 54); and

f

the consequences of a lack of co-operation with the assessment by the age-disputed person, which may include damage to the person’s credibility.

2

The regulations may also include provision about—

a

referrals under section 50(1) or (3)(a), including the process for making such a referral and about the withdrawal of a referral;

b

how and when a local authority must inform the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 50(3)(b) and (c);

c

evidence that the Secretary of State may require as mentioned in section 50(4).

3

Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

54Appeals relating to age assessments1

This section applies if—

a

an age assessment is conducted on an age-disputed person (“P”) under section 50 or 51, and

b

the decision-maker decides that P is an age other than the age that P claims (or is claimed) to be.

2

P may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against the decision-maker’s decision.

3

On the appeal, the Tribunal must—

a

determine P’s age on the balance of probabilities, and

b

assign a date of birth to P.

4

In making the determination, the Tribunal may consider any matter which it thinks relevant, including—

a

any matter of which the decision-maker was unaware, and

b

any matter arising after the date of the decision appealed against.

5

A determination on an appeal under subsection (2) is binding—

a

on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions in relation to P, and

b

on a local authority that has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to P.

6

This section is subject to—

a

section 55 (appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary), and

b

section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).

55Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary1

This section applies to an appeal under section 54(2).

2

The appeal must be brought from within the United Kingdom.

3

If the person who brings the appeal leaves the United Kingdom before the appeal is finally determined, the appeal is to be treated as abandoned.

4

The person who brings the appeal may make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for an order that, until the appeal is finally determined, withdrawn or abandoned, the local authority must exercise its functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the person on the basis that they are the age that they claim (or are claimed) to be.

5

Subsection (6) applies if it is alleged—

a

that a document relied on by a party to an appeal is a forgery, and

b

that disclosure to that party of a matter relating to the detection of the forgery would be contrary to the public interest.

6

The First-tier Tribunal—

a

must investigate the allegation in private, and

b

may proceed in private so far as necessary to prevent disclosure of the matter referred to in subsection (5)(b).

7

Subsection (8) applies in relation to—

a

proceedings on an appeal, and

b

proceedings in the Upper Tribunal arising out of proceedings within paragraph (a).

8

Practice directions under section 23 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 may require the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal to treat a specified decision of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal as authoritative in respect of a particular matter.

9

For the purposes of this Part an appeal is not finally determined if—

a

an application for permission to appeal under section 11, 13 or 14B of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 could be made (ignoring any possibility of an application out of time) or is awaiting determination,

b

an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court from—

i

the Court of Appeal in England and Wales,

ii

the Court of Session, or

iii

the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland,

could be made (ignoring any possibility of an application out of time) or is awaiting determination,

c

permission to appeal of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) has been granted and the appeal is awaiting determination, or

d

an appeal has been remitted under section 12 or 14 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, or by the Supreme Court, and is awaiting determination.

56New information following age assessment or appeal1

This section applies where—

a

an age assessment has been conducted on an age-disputed person (“P”) under section 50 or 51,

b

an appeal under section 54(2) could no longer be brought (ignoring any possibility of an appeal out of time) or has been finally determined, and

c

the decision-maker becomes aware of new information relating to P’s age.

2

In this section, the age assessment referred to in subsection (1)(a) is referred to as the “first age assessment”.

3

In a case where the first age assessment was conducted by a designated person, they must—

a

decide whether the new information is significant new evidence, and

b

if they decide that it is, conduct a further age assessment on P.

4

In a case where the first age assessment was conducted by a local authority, it must—

a

decide whether the new information is significant new evidence or refer the new information to a designated person for a decision on that matter, and

b

if it is decided that the new information is significant new evidence—

i

conduct a further age assessment on P, or

ii

refer P to a designated person for a further age assessment.

5

For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), new information is “significant new evidence” if there is a realistic prospect that, if a further age assessment were to be conducted on P, taking into account the new information, P’s age would be assessed as different from the age determined in the first age assessment or in the appeal proceedings.

6

A further age assessment conducted by a designated person under subsection (3) or (4)(b)(ii) is to be treated—

a

in a case where the first age assessment was conducted under section 50, as an age assessment conducted by the designated person following a referral under subsection (3)(a) of that section;

b

in a case where the first age assessment was conducted under section 51, as an age assessment conducted under that section.

7

A further age assessment conducted by a local authority under subsection (4)(b)(i) is to be treated as an age assessment conducted by a local authority under section 50(3)(b).

8

A person conducting a further age assessment under this section does not need to revisit matters that were considered in the first age assessment if they do not think it is necessary to do so.

57Civil legal services relating to age assessments1

Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services) is amended as follows.

2

In Part 1 (services) after paragraph 31A insert—

31BAppeals relating to age assessments under the Nationality and Borders Act 20221

Civil legal services provided in relation to—

a

an appeal under section 54(2) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (appeals relating to age assessments),

b

an application for an order under section 55(4) of that Act (order for support to be provided pending final determination of appeal), and

c

an appeal to the Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court relating to an appeal within paragraph (a) or an application within paragraph (b).

2Exclusions

Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.

3

In Part 3 (advocacy: exclusions and exceptions), in paragraph 13 (advocacy in proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal), after “31A,” insert “31B,”.

PART 5Modern Slavery
58Provision of information relating to being a victim of slavery or human trafficking1

The Secretary of State may serve a slavery or trafficking information notice on a person who has made a protection claim or a human rights claim.

2

A “slavery or trafficking information notice” is a notice requiring the recipient to provide the Secretary of State (and any other competent authority specified in the notice), before the specified date, with any relevant status information the recipient has.

3

“Relevant status information” is information that may be relevant for the purpose of making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the recipient.

4

Subsection (5) applies if the recipient of a slavery or trafficking information notice provides the Secretary of State or competent authority with relevant status information on or after the specified date.

5

The recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the relevant status information before the specified date (and see section 59).

6

In this section—

protection claim” and “human rights claim” have the same meanings as in Part 2;

specified date” means the date specified in the slavery or trafficking information notice.

59Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility1

This section applies where—

a

a person aged 18 or over has been served with a slavery or trafficking information notice under section 58,

b

the person provided relevant status information late, and

c

a competent authority is making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the person.

2

In determining whether to believe a statement made by or on behalf of the person, the competent authority must take account, as damaging the person’s credibility, of the late provision of the relevant status information, unless there are good reasons why the information was provided late.

3

For the purposes of this section, relevant status information is provided “late” by the person if it is provided on or after the date specified in the slavery or trafficking information notice.

4

In this section, “relevant status information” has the same meaning as in section 58 (see subsection (3) of that section).

60Identification of potential victims of slavery or human trafficking1

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows.

2

Section 49 (guidance about identifying and supporting victims) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

3

In subsection (1)—

a

in paragraph (b)—

i

for “may be” substitute “are”;

ii

at the end insert “or who are such victims”;

b

in paragraph (c) for “may be” substitute “is”;

c

after paragraph (c) insert—

d

arrangements for determining whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking.

4

After that subsection insert—

1A

Guidance issued under subsection (1) must, in particular, provide that the determination mentioned in paragraph (d) is to be made on the balance of probabilities.

5

In section 50 (regulations about identifying and supporting victims)—

a

in subsection (1)(a) for “may be” substitute “are”;

b

in subsection (2)(a) for “may be” substitute “is”;

c

after subsection (3) insert—

4

If regulations under subsection (2) make provision for determining whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking (as mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection), they must provide that the determination is to be made on the balance of probabilities.

6

In section 51 (presumption about age)—

a

in subsection (1)(a) for “may be” substitute “is”;

b

in subsection (3), in the opening words, for “may be” substitute “are”.

7

In section 56 (interpretation)—

a

before subsection (1) insert—

A1

For the purposes of sections 48 to 53 (identification and protection of victims), “victim of slavery” and “victim of human trafficking” have the meanings given in regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 69 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

;

b

in each of subsections (1) and (2), after “purposes of” insert “any other provision of”.

61Identified potential victims of slavery or human trafficking: recovery period1

This section applies to a person (an “identified potential victim”) if—

a

a decision is made by a competent authority that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking (a “positive reasonable grounds decision”), and

b

that decision is not a further RG decision (as to which, see section 62).

2

Subject to section 63(2), the identified potential victim may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom during the recovery period.

3

The “recovery period”, in relation to an identified potential victim, is the period—

a

beginning with the day on which the positive reasonable grounds decision is made, and

b

ending with whichever of the following is the later—

i

the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the identified potential victim;

ii

the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

62No entitlement to additional recovery period etc1

This section applies where—

a

a competent authority has previously made a positive reasonable grounds decision in relation to a person (the “first RG decision”), and

b

a further positive reasonable grounds decision is made in relation to the person, in a case where the reasonable grounds for believing that the person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking arise from things done wholly before the first RG decision was made (the “further RG decision”).

2

If the competent authority considers it appropriate in the circumstances of a particular case, the authority may determine that the person may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom during the period—

a

beginning with the day on which the further RG decision is made, and

b

ending with whichever of the following is the later—

i

the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the further RG decision;

ii

the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

This is subject to section 63(2).

63Identified potential victims etc: disqualification from protection1

A competent authority may determine that subsection (2) is to apply to a person in relation to whom a positive reasonable grounds decision has been made if the authority is satisfied that the person—

a

is a threat to public order, or

b

has claimed to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking in bad faith.

2

Where this subsection applies to a person the following cease to apply—

a

any prohibition on removing the person from, or requiring them to leave, the United Kingdom arising under section 61 or 62, and

b

any requirement under section 65 to grant the person limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

3

For the purposes of this section, the circumstances in which a person is a threat to public order include, in particular, where—

a

the person has been convicted of a terrorist offence;

b

the person has been convicted of any other offence listed in Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 anywhere in the United Kingdom, or of a corresponding offence;

c

the person is subject to a TPIM notice (within the meaning given by section 2 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011);

d

there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity within the meaning given by section 4 of that Act (whether or not the terrorism-related activity is attributable to the person being, or having been, a victim of slavery or human trafficking);

e

the person is subject to a temporary exclusion order imposed under section 2 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015;

f

the person is a foreign criminal within the meaning given by section 32(1) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (automatic deportation for foreign criminals);

g

the Secretary of State has made an order in relation to the person under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (order depriving person of citizenship status where to do so is conducive to the public good);

h

the Refugee Convention does not apply to the person by virtue of Article 1(F) of that Convention (serious criminals etc);

i

the person otherwise poses a risk to the national security of the United Kingdom.

4

In subsection (3)(a), “terrorist offence” means any of the following (whenever committed)—

a

an offence listed in—

i

Schedule A1 to the Sentencing Code (terrorism offences: England and Wales), or

ii

Schedule 1A to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (terrorism offences: Scotland and Northern Ireland);

b

an offence that was determined to have a terrorist connection under—

i

section 69 of the Sentencing Code (in the case of an offender sentenced in England and Wales), or

ii

section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (in the case of an offender sentenced in Northern Ireland, or an offender sentenced in England and Wales before the Sentencing Code applied);

c

an offence that has been proved to have been aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection under section 31 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (in the case of an offender sentenced in Scotland);

d

an act constituting an offence under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom that—

i

would have constituted an offence within paragraph (a) if it had been committed in any part of the United Kingdom, or

ii

was, or took place in the course of, an act of terrorism or was done for the purposes of terrorism.

5

In subsection (3)(b)corresponding offence” means—

a

an offence under the law of Scotland or of Northern Ireland which corresponds to an offence listed in Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015;

b

an act constituting an offence under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom that would have constituted an offence listed in that Schedule if it had been committed in England or Wales.

6

For the purposes of this section an act punishable under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom is regarded as constituting an offence under that law however it is described in that law.

7

In this section—

act” includes an omission;

the Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 and its Protocol;

terrorism” has the same meaning as in the Terrorism Act 2000 (see section 1 of that Act).

64Identified potential victims etc in England and Wales: assistance and support

After section 50 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 insert—

50AIdentified potential victims etc: assistance and support1

The Secretary of State must secure that any necessary assistance and support is available to an identified potential victim (within the meaning given by section 61 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (the “2022 Act”)) during the recovery period.

2

For the purposes of this section, assistance and support is “necessary” if the Secretary of State considers that it is necessary for the purpose of assisting the person receiving it in their recovery from any physical, psychological or social harm arising from the conduct which resulted in the positive reasonable grounds decision in question.

3

Subsection (4) applies where a further RG decision, within the meaning given by section 62 of the 2022 Act, is made in relation to a person.

4

If the Secretary of State determines that it is appropriate to do so, the Secretary of State must secure that any necessary assistance and support is available to the person during the period—

a

beginning with the day on which the further RG decision is made, and

b

ending with whichever of the following is the later—

i

the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the further RG decision;

ii

the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).

5

Any duty under subsection (1) or (4) ceases to apply in relation to a person in respect of whom a determination is made under section 63(2) of the 2022 Act (disqualification from protection).

6

In this section, a reference to assistance and support is to assistance and support provided in accordance with—

a

arrangements referred to in section 49(1)(b), or

b

regulations made under section 50.

7

In this section—

conclusive grounds decision” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the 2022 Act (see section 69 of that Act);

recovery period” has the same meaning as in section 61 of that Act.

65Leave to remain for victims of slavery or human trafficking1

This section applies if a positive conclusive grounds decision is made in respect of a person—

a

who is not a British citizen, and

b

who does not have leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

2

The Secretary of State must grant the person limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom if the Secretary of State considers it is necessary for the purpose of—

a

assisting the person in their recovery from any physical or psychological harm arising from the relevant exploitation,

b

enabling the person to seek compensation in respect of the relevant exploitation, or

c

enabling the person to co-operate with a public authority in connection with an investigation or criminal proceedings in respect of the relevant exploitation.

3

Subsection (2) is subject to section 63(2).

4

Leave is not necessary for the purpose mentioned in—

a

subsection (2)(a) if the Secretary of State considers that the person’s need for assistance is capable of being met in a country or territory within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (5) (or both);

b

subsection (2)(b) if the Secretary of State considers that—

i

the person is capable of seeking compensation from outside the United Kingdom, and

ii

it would be reasonable for the person to do so in the circumstances.

5

A country or territory is within this subsection if—

a

it is a country of which the person is a national or citizen;

b

it is one to which the person may be removed in accordance with an agreement between that country or territory and the United Kingdom (which may be, but does not need to be, an agreement contemplated by Article 40(2) of the Trafficking Convention).

6

Subsection (7) applies if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

a

the person is a threat to public order, or

b

the person has claimed to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking in bad faith.

7

Where this subsection applies—

a

the Secretary of State is not required to grant the person leave under subsection (2), and

b

if such leave has already been granted to the person, it may be revoked.

8

Leave granted to a person under subsection (2) may be revoked in such other circumstances as may be prescribed in immigration rules.

9

Subsections (3) to (7) of section 63 apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.

10

In this section—

positive conclusive grounds decision” means a decision made by a competent authority that a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking;

public authority” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;

the relevant exploitation” means the conduct resulting in the positive conclusive grounds decision.

11

This section is to be treated for the purposes of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 as if it were provision made by that Act.

66Civil legal services under section 9 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to the national referral mechanism1

Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services qualifying for legal aid) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 19 (judicial review)—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

Add-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism1A

Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) that are of a description to which sub-paragraph (1B) applies (and has not withdrawn the determination).

1B

This sub-paragraph applies to services in relation to any immigration or asylum decision (or failure to make a decision) against which there is no right of appeal.

;

b

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2A

Sub-paragraph (1A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.

;

c

after sub-paragraph (8) insert—

8AAdd-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A): specific exclusions

The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—

a

advocacy, or

b

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.

3

In each of paragraphs 25, 26, 27 and 27A (various immigration matters)—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1AAdd-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism

Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn that determination).

;

b

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

3

Sub-paragraph (1A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.

4Add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A): specific exclusions

The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—

a

advocacy, or

b

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.

4

In paragraph 30 (immigration: rights to enter and remain)—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1AAdd-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism

Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn the determination).

;

b

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2A

Sub-paragraph (1A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.

;

c

after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

3AAdd-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A): specific exclusions

The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—

a

advocacy, or

b

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.

5

In paragraph 31A (immigration, citizenship and nationality: separated children)—

a

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

2AAdd-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism

Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn the determination).

;

b

after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

3A

Sub-paragraph (2A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.

3BAdd-on services described in sub-paragraph (2A): specific exclusions

The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (2A) do not include—

a

advocacy, or

b

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.

6

In Part 4 of Schedule 1 to that Act (interpretation) after paragraph 7 insert—

8

In this Schedule—

civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism” means—

a

advice on the national referral mechanism, or

b

other civil legal services in connection with accessing that mechanism,

provided to an individual before a reasonable grounds decision has been made in relation to that individual;

”competent authority” (in relation to the national referral mechanism) means a person who is a competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (done at Warsaw on 16 May 2005);

national referral mechanism” means the national framework (known as the National Referral Mechanism) for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive appropriate support;

reasonable grounds decision” and “conclusive grounds decision” have the same meaning as in Part 5 (modern slavery) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (see section 69 of that Act).

7

Any amendment made by this section describing add-on services that may be provided to an individual where the Director of Legal Aid Casework has made a relevant determination does not apply to a determination made before the amendment comes into force.

67Civil legal services under section 10 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to national referral mechanism

In section 10 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services in exceptional cases), after subsection (3) insert—

3A

Civil legal services provided in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism are to be available to an individual in a case where subsection (2) is satisfied in relation to the individual and to services of a kind to which subsection (3B) applies.

3B

This subsection applies to services in relation to a claim by the individual made to the Secretary of State that to remove the individual from, or to require the person to leave, the United Kingdom would be unlawful under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.

3C

The services described in subsection (3A) do not include—

a

the services listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1;

b

advocacy;

c

attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision.

3D

In subsection (3A) “civil legal services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism” means—

a

advice on the national referral mechanism, or

b

other civil legal services in connection with accessing that mechanism,

provided before a reasonable grounds decision has been made in relation to the individual to whom the services are provided.

3E

In subsections (3C) and (3D)—

competent authority” and “national referral mechanism” have the same meaning as in Schedule 1 (see paragraph 8 of Part 4 of that Schedule);

reasonable grounds decision” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (see section 69 of that Act).

68Disapplication of retained EU law deriving from Trafficking Directive1

Section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (saving for rights etc under section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972) ceases to apply to rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures derived from the Trafficking Directive so far as their continued existence would otherwise be incompatible with provision made by or under this Act.

2

The Trafficking Directive” means Council Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims.

69Part 5: interpretation1

In this Part—

competent authority” means a person who is a competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention;

conclusive grounds decision” means a decision by a competent authority as to whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking;

positive reasonable grounds decision” has the meaning given by section 61(1);

reasonable grounds decision” means a decision by a competent authority as to whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking;

the “Trafficking Convention” means the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (done at Warsaw on 16 May 2005);

“victim of slavery” and “victim of human trafficking” have the meanings given in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

PART 6Miscellaneous
70Visa penalty provision: general1

The immigration rules may make such visa penalty provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to a country specified under section 71 or 72.

2

“Visa penalty provision” is provision that does one or more of the following in relation to applications for entry clearance made by persons as nationals or citizens of a specified country—

a

requires that entry clearance must not be granted pursuant to such an application before the end of a specified period;

b

suspends the power to grant entry clearance pursuant to such an application;

c

requires such an application to be treated as invalid for the purposes of the immigration rules;

d

requires the applicant to pay £190 in connection with the making of such an application, in addition to any fee or other amount payable pursuant to any other enactment.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being mentioned in subsection (2)(d).

4

Before making visa penalty provision in relation to a specified country, the Secretary of State must give the government of that country reasonable notice of the proposal to do so.

5

The immigration rules must secure that visa penalty provision does not apply in relation to an application made before the day on which the provision comes into force.

6

Visa penalty provision may—

a

make different provision for different purposes;

b

provide for exceptions or exemptions, whether by conferring a discretion or otherwise;

c

include incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

7

Regulations under subsection (3)

a

are subject to affirmative resolution procedure if they increase the amount for the time being specified in subsection (2)(d);

b

are subject to negative resolution procedure if they decrease that amount.

8

Sums received by virtue of subsection (2)(d) must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

9

In this section—

country” includes any territory outside the United Kingdom;

entry clearance” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971 (see section 33(1) of that Act);

immigration rules” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;

specified” means specified in the immigration rules.

71Visa penalties for countries posing risk to international peace and security etc1

A country may be specified under this section if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the government of the country has taken action that—

a

gives, or is likely to give, rise to a threat to international peace and security,

b

results, or is likely to result, in armed conflict, or

c

gives, or is likely to give, rise to a breach of international humanitarian law.

2

In deciding whether to specify a country for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—

a

the extent of the action taken;

b

the likelihood of further action falling within subsection (1) being taken;

c

the reasons for the action being taken;

d

such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

3

In this section—

action” includes a failure to act;

country” and “specified” have the same meanings as in section 70.

72Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries1

A country may be specified under this section if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State—

a

the government of the country is not cooperating in relation to the return to the country from the United Kingdom of any of its nationals or citizens who require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but do not have it, and

b

as a result, there are nationals or citizens of the country that the Secretary of State has been unable to return to the country, whether or not others have been returned.

2

In forming an opinion as to whether a country is cooperating in relation to returns, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—

a

any arrangements (whether formal or informal) entered into by the government of the country with the United Kingdom government or the Secretary of State with a view to facilitating returns;

b

the extent to which the government of the country is—

i

taking the steps that are in practice necessary or expedient in relation to facilitating returns, and

ii

doing so promptly;

c

such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

3

In determining whether to specify a country for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—

a

the length of time for which the government of the country has not been cooperating in relation to returns;

b

the extent of the lack of cooperation;

c

the reasons for the lack of cooperation;

d

such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

4

In this section—

cooperating in relation to returns” means cooperating as mentioned in subsection (1)(a);

country” and “specified” have the same meanings as in section 70;

facilitating returns” means facilitating the return of nationals or citizens to a country as mentioned in subsection (1)(a).

73Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation1

This section applies where any visa penalty provision made pursuant to section 71 is in force in relation to a country.

2

The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period—

a

review the extent to which the country’s government is continuing to act in a way that, in the opinion of Secretary of State, has or is likely to have any of the consequences mentioned in section 71(1), and

b

in light of that review, determine whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision.

3

If, at any time, the Secretary of State forms the opinion that, despite the fact that the country’s government has taken or is taking action as mentioned in section 71(1), the visa penalty provision is not necessary or expedient in connection with—

a

the promotion of international peace and security,

b

the resolution or prevention of armed conflict, or

c

the promotion of compliance with international humanitarian law,

the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable revoke the visa penalty provision.

4

Each of the following is a relevant period—

a

the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which the visa penalty provision came into force;

b

each subsequent period of 2 months.

5

In this section, “visa penalty provision” has the same meaning as in section 70.

74Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation1

This section applies where any visa penalty provision made pursuant to section 72 is in force in relation to a country.

2

The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period—

a

review the extent to which the country’s cooperation in relation to returns has improved, and

b

in light of that review, determine whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision.

3

If at any time the Secretary of State is no longer of the opinion mentioned in section 72(1), the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable revoke the visa penalty provision.

4

Each of the following is a relevant period—

a

the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which the visa penalty provision came into force;

b

each subsequent period of 2 months.

5

In this section—

a

visa penalty provision” has the same meaning as in section 70;

b

cooperation in relation to returns” means cooperation as mentioned in section 72(1)(a).

75Electronic travel authorisations1

The Immigration Act 1971 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

2

After Part 1 insert—

PART 1AElectronic travel authorisations

11CElectronic travel authorisations1

In this Act, “an ETA” means an authorisation in electronic form to travel to the United Kingdom.

2

Immigration rules may require an individual of a description specified in the rules not to travel to the United Kingdom from any place (including a place in the common travel area), whether with a view to entering the United Kingdom or to passing through it without entering, unless the individual has an ETA that is valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom.

3

The rules may not impose this requirement on an individual if—

a

the individual is a British citizen, or

b

the individual would, on arrival in the United Kingdom, be entitled to enter without leave.

4

In relation to an individual travelling to the United Kingdom on a local journey from a place in the common travel area, subsection (3)(b) applies only if the individual would also be entitled to enter without leave if the journey were instead from a place outside the common travel area.

5

The rules may impose the requirement mentioned in subsection (2) on an individual who—

a

travels to the United Kingdom on a local journey from a place in any of the Islands, and

b

has leave to enter or remain in that island,

only if it appears to the Secretary of State necessary to do so by reason of differences between the immigration laws of the United Kingdom and that island.

6

The rules must—

a

provide for the form or manner in which an application for an ETA may be made, granted or refused;

b

specify the conditions (if any) which must be met before an application for an ETA may be granted;

c

specify the grounds on which an application for an ETA must or may be refused;

d

specify the criteria to be applied in determining—

i

the period for which an ETA is valid;

ii

the number of journeys to the United Kingdom during that period for which it is valid (which may be unlimited);

e

require an ETA to include provision setting out the matters mentioned in paragraph (d)(i) and (ii);

f

provide for the form or manner in which an ETA may be varied or cancelled;

g

specify the grounds on which an ETA must or may be varied or cancelled.

7

The rules may also—

a

provide for exceptions to the requirement described in subsection (2), and

b

make other provision relating to ETAs.

8

Rules made by virtue of this section may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.

11DElectronic travel authorisations and the Islands1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the effects in the United Kingdom of the grant or refusal under the law of any of the Islands of an authorisation in electronic form to travel to that island.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular make provision about—

a

the recognition in the United Kingdom of an authorisation granted as mentioned in subsection (1);

b

the conditions or limitations that are to apply in the United Kingdom to such an authorisation;

c

the effects in the United Kingdom of such an authorisation being varied or cancelled under the law of any of the Islands;

d

the circumstances in which the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may vary or cancel such an authorisation (so far as it applies in the United Kingdom).

3

The Secretary of State may, where requested to do so by any of the Islands, carry out functions on behalf of that island in relation to the granting of authorisations in electronic form to travel to that island.

4

Regulations under subsection (1)

a

may make provision modifying the effect of any provision of, or made under, this Act or any other enactment (whenever passed or made);

b

may make different provision for different purposes;

c

may make transitional, transitory or saving provision;

d

may make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision.

5

Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.

6

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

3

In section 24A (deception), in subsection (1)(a)—

a

after “obtain” insert “— (i)”;

b

after “Kingdom” insert

, or

ii

an ETA

.

4

In section 33 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert—

an ETA” has the meaning given by section 11C;

.

5

In section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (interpretation of Part 5, which relates to immigration advisers and immigration service providers), in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant matters”, after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

an application for an ETA (within the meaning of section 11C of the Immigration Act 1971 (electronic travel authorisations));

.

6

In section 126 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (compulsory provision of physical data), in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) insert—

za

an ETA (within the meaning of section 11C of the Immigration Act 1971 (electronic travel authorisations)),

.

76Liability of carriers1

Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (liability of carriers in respect of passengers) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (8).

2

For subsection (1) substitute—

1

The Secretary of State may charge the owner of a ship or aircraft the sum of £2,000 where—

a

an individual who would not, on arrival in the United Kingdom, be entitled to enter without leave arrives by travelling on the ship or aircraft, and

b

at least one of the Cases set out in subsections (1A) to (1C) applies.

1A

Case 1 is where, on being required to do so by an immigration officer, the individual fails to produce an immigration document which is valid and which satisfactorily establishes the individual’s identity and the individual’s nationality or citizenship.

1B

Case 2 is where—

a

the individual requires an entry clearance,

b

an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind has not been granted, and

c

if required to do so by an immigration officer, the individual fails to produce an entry clearance in documentary form of the required kind.

1C

Case 3 is where—

a

the individual was required not to travel to the United Kingdom unless the individual had an authorisation in electronic form (“an ETA”) under immigration rules made by virtue of section 11C of the Immigration Act 1971 that was valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom, and

b

the individual did not have such an ETA.

3

Omit subsection (2).

4

In subsection (4), for the words from “No charge” to “documents” substitute “No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 1 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that the individual produced an immigration document of the kind mentioned in subsection (1A).

5

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 2 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that—

a

the individual produced an entry clearance in documentary form of the required kind to the owner or an employee or agent of the owner when embarking on the ship or aircraft for the voyage or flight to the United Kingdom,

b

the owner or an employee or agent of the owner reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State in respect of the individual, that the individual did not require an entry clearance of the kind in question,

c

the owner or an employee or agent of the owner reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State, that an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind had been granted, or

d

the owner or an employee or agent of the owner was unable to establish whether an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind had been granted in respect of the individual and had a reasonable excuse for being unable to do so.

4B

No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 3 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that the owner or an employee or agent of the owner—

a

reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State in respect of the individual, that the individual was not required to have an ETA that was valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom,

b

reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State, that the individual had such an ETA, or

c

was unable to establish whether the individual had such an ETA and had a reasonable excuse for being unable to do so.

6

In subsection (5), for “subsection (4)” substitute “subsection (4) or (4A)(a)”.

7

In subsection (6), for “a visa”, in the first two places it occurs, substitute “an entry clearance”.

8

In subsection (10), for “subsection (2)” substitute “subsection (1)”.

9

In consequence of the amendments made by this section—

a

for the heading of section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 substitute “Charge in respect of individual without proper documents or authorisation”;

b

for the italic heading before section 40 of that Act substitute “Individuals without proper documents or authorisation”.

77Special Immigration Appeals Commission1

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

2

After section 2E insert—

2FJurisdiction: review of certain immigration decisions1

Subsection (2) applies in relation to any decision of the Secretary of State which—

a

relates to a person’s entitlement to enter, reside in or remain in the United Kingdom, or to a person’s removal from the United Kingdom,

b

is not subject—

i

to a right of appeal, or

ii

to a right under a provision other than subsection (2) to apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission for the decision to be set aside, and

c

is certified by the Secretary of State acting in person as a decision that was made wholly or partly in reliance on information which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, should not be made public—

i

in the interests of national security,

ii

in the interests of the relationship between the United Kingdom and another country, or

iii

otherwise in the public interest.

2

The person to whom the decision relates may apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to set aside the decision.

3

In determining whether the decision should be set aside, the Commission must apply the principles which would be applied in judicial review proceedings.

4

If the Commission decides that the decision should be set aside, it may make any such order, or give any such relief, as may be made or given in judicial review proceedings.

3

In section 6A (procedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2C to 2E)—

a

in the heading, for “2E” substitute “2F”,

b

in subsection (1), for “or 2E” substitute “, 2E or 2F”,

c

in subsection (2)(a), for “or 2E” substitute “, 2E or 2F”, and

d

in subsection (2)(b), for “or (as the case may be) 2E(2)” substitute “, 2E(2) or (as the case may be) 2F(2)”.

4

In section 7 (appeals from the Commission), in subsection (1A), for “or 2E” substitute “, 2E or 2F”.

5

If subsection (4) comes into force before the day on which paragraph 26(5) of Schedule 9 to the Immigration Act 2014 comes into force, until that day subsection (4) has effect as if, in section 7(1A), for “or 2D” it substituted “, 2D or 2F”.

6

In section 115(8) of the Equality Act 2010 (immigration cases), for “section 2D and 2E” substitute “section 2D, 2E or 2F”.

78Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival1

Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (port and border controls) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1(2) (definitions), in the definition of “ship”, after “hovercraft” insert “and any floating vessel or structure”.

3

In paragraph 2 (power to question person about involvement in terrorism in port or border area or on ship or aircraft), after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

3A

This paragraph also applies to a person if—

a

the person is—

i

being detained under a provision of the Immigration Acts, or

ii

in custody having been arrested under paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971,

b

the period of 5 days beginning with the day after the day on which the person was apprehended has not yet expired, and

c

the examining officer believes that—

i

the person arrived in the United Kingdom by sea from a place outside the United Kingdom, and

ii

the person was apprehended within 24 hours of the person’s arrival on land.

3B

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3A)(b) and (c), a person is “apprehended”—

a

in a case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(i) where the person is arrested (and not released) before being detained as mentioned in that provision, when the person is arrested;

b

in any other case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(i), when the person is first detained as mentioned in that provision;

c

in a case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(ii), when the person is arrested as mentioned in that provision.

79References to justices of the peace in relation to Northern Ireland1

In section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—

justice of the peace”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means lay magistrate;

.

2

In section 167(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—

justice of the peace”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means lay magistrate;

.

3

In section 45 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (search for evidence of nationality: other premises), after subsection (5) insert—

6

In the application of this section to Northern Ireland a reference to a justice of the peace is to be treated as a reference to a lay magistrate.

80Tribunal charging power in respect of wasted resources1

After section 25 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 insert—

25AFirst-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: charging power in respect of wasted resources1

If, in respect of proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, the Tribunal considers that—

a

a relevant participant has acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently, and

b

as a result, the Tribunal’s resources have been wasted,

it may charge the participant an amount under this section.

2

Subsection (1) is subject to Tribunal Procedure Rules.

3

For the purposes of this section “relevant participant”, in respect of proceedings, means—

a

any person exercising a right of audience or right to conduct the proceedings on behalf of a party to proceedings,

b

any employee of such a person, or

c

where the Secretary of State is a party to proceedings and has not instructed a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to act on their behalf in the proceedings, the Secretary of State.

4

A person may be found to have acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently for the purposes of subsection (1) by reason of having failed to act in a particular way.

5

The proceeds of amounts charged under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

2

In Schedule 5 to that Act (procedure in First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal), after paragraph 11 insert—

Charges in respect of wasted resources11A1

Rules may make provision for regulating matters relating to the charging of amounts under section 25A (First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: power to charge in respect of wasted resources).

2

The provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) includes (in particular) provision prescribing scales of amounts that may be charged.

81Tribunal Procedure Rules to be made in respect of costs orders etc1

Tribunal Procedure Rules governing proceedings before the Tribunal (see subsection (4)) must prescribe conduct that, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is to be treated as—

a

improper, unreasonable or negligent for the purposes of—

i

section 25A(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (charge in respect of wasted resources);

ii

section 29(4) of that Act (wasted costs);

b

an unreasonable act for the purposes of section 29(3A) of that Act (unreasonable costs orders).

2

Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision to the effect that the Tribunal, if satisfied that conduct prescribed under subsection (1) has taken place, must consider whether to impose a charge or make an order in accordance with the provisions mentioned in that subsection.

3

Nothing in Tribunal Procedure Rules may compel the Tribunal to impose a charge, or make an order, mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to conduct (whether or not that conduct is prescribed under that subsection).

4

In this section “the Tribunal” means the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-Tier Tribunal and of the Upper Tribunal (see Articles 2 and 9 of The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2655)).

5

In this section “conduct” includes acts and omissions.

6

In section 29 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, after subsection (3) insert—

3A

The relevant Tribunal may, in particular, make an order in respect of costs in any proceedings mentioned in subsection (1), if it considers that a party or its legal or other representative has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings.

82Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments and modifications of the Acts relating to immigration as in the Secretary of State’s opinion facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.

2

The Acts relating to immigration are—

a

the Immigration Act 1971;

b

the Immigration Act 1988;

c

the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993;

d

the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996;

e

the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997;

f

the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

g

the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;

h

the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004;

i

the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;

j

the UK Borders Act 2007;

k

Parts 10 and 12 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008;

l

the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

m

section 147 of and Schedule 8 to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014;

n

the Immigration Act 2014;

o

the Immigration Act 2016;

p

Parts 1 and 3 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020;

q

this Act, other than Part 1;

r

any other provision of an Act relating to immigration, whenever passed.

3

For the purposes of this section, “amend” includes repeal (and similar terms are to be read accordingly).

4

Regulations made under this section do not come into force unless an Act is passed consolidating the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.

5

If such an Act is passed, any regulations made under this section come into force immediately before the Act comes into force.

6

Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

PART 7General
83Financial provision

The following are to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

a

expenditure incurred under or by virtue of this Act by a Minister of the Crown, and

b

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

84Transitional and consequential provision1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

2

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in consequence of this Act.

3

The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (2) includes provision amending, repealing or revoking any enactment.

4

Enactment” includes—

a

an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;

b

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

c

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;

d

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.

5

Regulations under subsection (2) that amend—

a

an Act of Parliament,

b

retained direct principal EU legislation,

c

an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

d

a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or

e

Northern Ireland legislation,

are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

6

Otherwise, regulations under subsection (2) are subject to negative resolution procedure.

7

In section 61(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (meaning of “the Immigration Acts”)—

a

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (k), and

b

after paragraph (l) insert

, and

m

the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

85Regulations1

A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2

Regulations under this Act—

a

may make different provision for different purposes;

b

may make transitional, transitory or saving provision;

c

may make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision.

3

Where regulations under this Act are subject to “negative resolution procedure” the statutory instrument containing the regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

4

Where regulations under this Act are subject to “affirmative resolution procedure” the regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

5

Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act subject to negative resolution procedure may instead be made by regulations under this Act subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

6

Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act for which no Parliamentary procedure is prescribed may instead be made by regulations subject to negative or affirmative resolution procedure.

86Extent1

This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject as follows.

2

Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.

3

Part 1 (nationality) also extends to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1981 (see section 50(1) of that Act).

4

Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any of the provisions of this Act to extend, with or without modifications, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

5

A power under any provision listed in subsection (6) may be exercised so as to extend (with or without modification) to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man any amendment or repeal made by or under this Act of any part of an Act to which the provision listed in subsection (6) relates.

6

Those provisions are—

a

section 36 of the Immigration Act 1971,

b

section 15(1) of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993,

c

section 13(5) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996,

d

section 9(3) of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997,

e

section 170(7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999,

f

section 163(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002,

g

section 338 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003,

h

section 49(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004,

i

section 63(3) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006,

j

section 60(4) of the UK Borders Act 2007,

k

section 57(5) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009,

l

section 76(6) of the Immigration Act 2014,

m

section 60(6) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015,

n

section 95(5) of the Immigration Act 2016, and

o

section 8(2) of the Immigration and Social Security (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020.

87Commencement1

Subject to subsections (3) to (5), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.

3

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 10(1) and (6) to (8) (effect of failure to give notice of pre-commencement decision to deprive a person of citizenship);

b

sections 70, 71 and 73 (visa penalties in relation to countries posing a risk to international peace and security etc);

c

this Part.

4

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed for the purposes of making (and, where required, consulting on) regulations—

a

section 14 (requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”);

b

section 27 (accelerated detained appeals);

c

section 42 and Schedule 5 (penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc);

d

section 43 (working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry);

e

section 50 (persons subject to immigration control: referral or age assessment by local authority);

f

section 52 (use of scientific methods in age assessments);

g

section 53 (regulations about age assessments);

h

section 69 (interpretation of Part 5);

i

section 82 (pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation).

5

The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 28 (claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal);

b

paragraphs 5 to 19 of Schedule 4, and section 29 so far as it relates to those paragraphs (removal of asylum seeker to safe third country);

c

section 30(1), (2) and (4) to (6) (Refugee Convention: general);

d

sections 31 to 36 and 38 (interpretation of Refugee Convention);

e

section 39 (interpretation of Part 2);

f

section 44 (power to search container);

g

section 49(1) to (4) (interpretation of Part 4);

h

sections 72 and 74 (visa penalties in relation to uncooperative countries);

i

section 78 (counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival).

88Short title

This Act may be cited as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1

Section 9

Waiver of requirement of presence in UK etcAmendments to the British Nationality Act 19811

The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.

21

Section 4 (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

before paragraph (a) insert—

za

treat the person to whom the application relates as fulfilling the first requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) although the person was not in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the period there mentioned;

;

b

in paragraph (a), for “requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) or” substitute “second requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) or the requirement specified in”.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

Subsection (4B) applies where, on an application for registration as a British citizen made by a person to whom this section applies, the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

4B

The Secretary of State may for the purposes of subsection (2) treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in subsection (2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.

4C

The reference in subsection (4A) to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.

31

Schedule 1 (requirements for naturalisation) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2 (naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1): waiver of requirements in special circumstances)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), before paragraph (a) insert—

za

treat the applicant as fulfilling the first requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) although the applicant was not in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the period there mentioned;

;

b

in that sub-paragraph, in paragraph (a), for “requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) or” substitute “second requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) or the requirement specified in”;

c

after that sub-paragraph insert—

1A

Sub-paragraph (1B) applies where the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

1B

The Secretary of State may for the purposes of paragraph 1 treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.

1C

The reference in sub-paragraph (1A) to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.

;

d

omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

3

In paragraph 4, in paragraph (a)—

a

for “the reference” substitute “the references”;

b

for “a reference” substitute “references”.

4

In paragraph 6 (naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1): waiver of requirements in special circumstances)—

a

the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

b

before paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph insert—

za

treat the applicant as fulfilling the first requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) although the applicant was not in the relevant territory at the beginning of the period there mentioned;

;

c

in paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph, for “requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) or” substitute “second requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) or the requirement specified in”;

d

after that sub-paragraph insert—

2

Sub-paragraph (3) applies where the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the relevant territory.

3

The Secretary of State may for the purposes of paragraph 5 treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the relevant territory in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.

4

The reference in sub-paragraph (2) to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed as a reference to any status formally granted under the immigration laws in force in the relevant territory which is broadly equivalent to the status of having indefinite leave to enter or remain under the Immigration Act 1971.

5

In paragraph 8, in paragraph (a)—

a

for “the reference” substitute “the references”;

b

for “a reference” substitute “references”.

4Consequential amendment

In section 1 of the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014 (applications for citizenship by members or former members of armed forces), omit subsection (3).

SCHEDULE 2

Section 10(4)

Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight

This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981—

SCHEDULE 4A

Section 40(5E)

Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight1Deprivation without notice: application to Special Immigration Appeals Commission1

If the Secretary of State proposes to make a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, the Secretary of State may apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission under this paragraph.

2

If the Secretary of State makes a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, the Secretary of State must apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission under this paragraph within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which the order is made (unless an application has already been made under sub-paragraph (1)).

3

The function of the Commission on an application under this paragraph is to determine whether, in respect of each condition in section 40(5A) on which the Secretary of State relies, the Secretary of State’s view is obviously flawed.

4

In determining that question, the Commission must apply the principles that would be applicable on an application for judicial review.

5

If the Commission determines that the Secretary of State’s view is obviously flawed in respect of each condition in section 40(5A) on which the Secretary of State relies—

a

if the order in question has not been made, section 40(5) applies in relation to the order (notwithstanding section 40(5A));

b

if the order has been made, the Secretary of State must, within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the Commission made the determination—

i

give late notice in respect of the order,

ii

revoke the order, or

iii

make an application under sub-paragraph (6).

6

The Secretary of State may (at any time) make an application to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission for fresh consideration of a decision the Secretary of State has made under section 40(5A) where—

a

in the opinion of the Secretary of State, circumstances have changed materially since the determination mentioned in sub-paragraph (5), or

b

the Secretary of State wishes to provide further evidence to the Commission.

Sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) apply to an application under this sub-paragraph.

2Deprivation of citizenship without notice: review1

Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply if—

a

the Secretary of State makes a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, and

b

the Special Immigration Appeals Commission has not made the determination mentioned in paragraph 1(5) (Secretary of State’s decision obviously flawed).

2

The Secretary of State must, at least once in every review period, review the circumstances of the person in respect of whom the order was made (so far as known) and decide whether to give late notice in respect of the order.

3

On such a review, the Secretary of State must decide to give late notice to the person unless it appears to the Secretary of State that any of the conditions in section 40(5A) is met (reading any reference in those provisions to notice under section 40(5) as a reference to late notice).

4

If the Secretary of State decides at any point to give late notice in respect of the order—

a

the Secretary of State must give the notice as soon as reasonably practicable, and

b

once the notice is given, sub-paragraph (2) ceases to apply in relation to the person.

5

If on the expiry of the final review period the Secretary of State has not given, or has not decided to give, late notice in respect of the order, the Secretary of State must make an application to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission within the period of seven days beginning with the day after the final day of that review period.

6

Sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) of paragraph 1 (except sub-paragraph (5)(a)) apply for the purposes of an application under sub-paragraph (5) as they apply for the purposes of an application under that paragraph.

7

For the purposes of this paragraph, each of the following is a “review period”—

a

the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the Special Immigration Appeals Commission first determined an application in relation to the order under paragraph 1, and

b

each of the next five successive periods of four months.

3Interpretation1

In this Schedule, references to making a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice are to making an order under section 40(2) without giving notice under subsection (5) of that section (in reliance on subsection (5A) of that section).

2

In this Schedule, “late notice”, in respect of an order under section 40(5), means written notice to the person in respect of whom the order was made specifying—

a

that the Secretary of State has made the order,

b

the reasons for the order, and

c

the person’s right of appeal under section 40A(1) or under section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.

SCHEDULE 3

Section 23

Expedited appeals where priority removal notice served: consequential amendments1

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6.

2

In section 85 (matters to be considered on appeal)—

a

in subsections (1), (2) and (4), after “the Tribunal” insert “or the Upper Tribunal”;

b

in subsection (5)—

i

after “the Tribunal”, in the first place it appears, insert “or the Upper Tribunal”;

ii

for “the Tribunal”, in the second place it appears, substitute “the tribunal concerned”.

3

In section 86 (determination of appeal), in subsection (2), after “the Tribunal” insert “or the Upper Tribunal”.

4

In section 106 (tribunal procedure rules), in subsections (3) and (4), after “the Tribunal” insert “or the Upper Tribunal”.

5

In section 107 (practice directions)—

a

before subsection (3) insert—

2A

Subsection (3) applies to—

a

proceedings under section 82 in the Tribunal or proceedings in the Upper Tribunal arising out of such proceedings;

b

proceedings under section 82 in the Upper Tribunal (see section 82A and section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022).

;

b

in subsection (3), for the words from “under section 82” to “such proceedings” substitute “to which this subsection applies”.

6

In section 108 (forged document: proceedings in private), in subsection (2), after “The Tribunal” insert “or the Upper Tribunal”.

7

In section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (claimant’s credibility), in subsection (9A)—

a

for the words from the beginning to “subsection (7) the” substitute “In this section a”;

b

after “acting” insert

a

;

c

at the end insert

, or

b

in relation to—

i

an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or

ii

an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 that involves an asylum claim or a human rights claim.

SCHEDULE 4

Section 29

Removal of asylum seeker to safe countryAmendments to section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 20021

In section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (no removal while claim for asylum pending), after subsection (2) insert—

2A

This section does not prevent a person being removed to, or being required to leave to go to, a State falling within subsection (2B).

2B

A State falls within this subsection if—

a

it is a place where a person’s life and liberty are not threatened by reason of the person’s race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion,

b

it is a place from which a person will not be removed elsewhere other than in accordance with the Refugee Convention,

c

it is a place—

i

to which a person can be removed without their Convention rights under Article 3 (no torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) being contravened, and

ii

from which a person will not be sent to another State in contravention of the person’s Convention rights, and

d

the person is not a national or citizen of the State.

2C

For the purposes of this section—

a

any State to which Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 for the time being applies—

i

is to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(a) and (b), and

ii

is, unless the contrary is shown by a person to be the case in their particular circumstances, to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(c)(i) and (ii);

b

any State to which Part 4 of that Schedule for the time being applies is to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(a) and (b);

c

a reference to anything being done in accordance with the Refugee Convention is a reference to the thing being done in accordance with the principles of the Convention, whether or not by a signatory to it;

d

State” includes any territory outside of the United Kingdom.

2

In subsection (3) of that section, for “subsection (2)” substitute “this section, “Convention rights” means the rights identified as Convention rights by section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (whether or not in relation to a State that is a party to the Convention); and”.

3Amendments to Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004: introductory

Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (the “2004 Act”) (removal of asylum seeker to safe country) is amended as follows.

4Amendments consequential on amendments to section 77 of the 2002 Act

Omit paragraphs 4, 9, 14 and 18.

Rebuttable presumption of safety of specified countries in relation to Convention rights51

Paragraph 3 (presumptions of safety) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “human rights claim” insert “(the “claimant”)”.

3

After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

Unless the contrary is shown by the claimant to be the case in their particular circumstances, a State to which this Part applies is to be treated, in so far as relevant to the question mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), as a place—

a

to which a person can be removed without their Convention rights under Article 3 (no torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) being contravened, and

b

from which a person will not be sent to another State in contravention of their Convention rights.

4

In sub-paragraph (2), omit paragraph (b) (but not the final “and”).

6

In paragraph 5 (in country appeals in cases of removal to safe country)—

a

in sub-paragraph (3), omit paragraph (b) (together with the preceding “or”);

b

in sub-paragraph (4), in both places they appear, omit the words “to which this sub-paragraph applies”;

c

omit sub-paragraph (5).

Safe countries7

In paragraph 1(1) (definitions), after the definition of “the Refugee Convention”, insert—

State” includes any territory outside of the United Kingdom.

8

In paragraph 2 (countries to which presumptions of safety in Part 2 of Schedule 3 apply)—

a

after paragraph (ba) insert—

bb

Republic of Croatia,

;

b

after paragraph (o) insert—

oa

Principality of Liechtenstein,

.

9

In paragraph 20(1) (powers to amend list of safe countries by order)—

a

the words from “add a State” to the end become paragraph (a);

b

after that paragraph (a) insert

, or

b

remove a State from that list.

10

In paragraph 21 (procedure for orders under paragraph 20)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, for “20(1)” substitute “20(1)(a)”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2), in the opening words, for “20(2)(b)” substitute “20(1)(b) or (2)(b)”.

Appeal rights11

In paragraph 5 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 2 applies) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.

12

Omit paragraph 6 (no out of country appeal rights).

13

In paragraph 10 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 3 applies), in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.

14

Omit paragraph 11 (no out of country appeal rights).

15

In paragraph 15 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 4 applies), in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.

16

Omit paragraph 16 (no out of country appeal rights).

17

In paragraph 19 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to a State safe for that person)—

a

in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), omit “from within the United Kingdom”;

b

omit sub-paragraph (d).

18Consequential amendments

In section 92 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (place from which an appeal may be brought), omit—

a

subsection (2)(b) (and the preceding “or”);

b

subsection (3)(b) (and the preceding “or”).

19Transitional provision1

The amendments made by paragraph 6 do not apply to a case in which the Secretary of State made the certification under paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2004 Act before the coming into force of paragraph 6 of this Schedule.

2

The amendments made by paragraphs 11, 13, 15 and 17 to the following provisions of Schedule 3 to the 2004 Act do not apply to a case in which the claim was certified as clearly unfounded by the Secretary of State before the coming into force of those paragraphs—

a

paragraph 5(4);

b

paragraph 10(4);

c

paragraph 15(4);

d

paragraph 19(c).

SCHEDULE 5

Section 42

Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc1

Part 2 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (carriers’ liability) is amended as follows.

2

For the italic heading before section 32 substitute “Penalties for failure to secure goods vehicle and for carrying clandestine entrants”.

3

Before section 32 (but after the italic heading before that section) insert—

31APenalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc1

The Secretary of State may impose a penalty on a person responsible for a goods vehicle which has arrived at a place mentioned in subsection (2) if—

a

on its arrival at that place, the vehicle is not adequately secured against unauthorised access (see subsection (4)(a)), and

b

the person has not taken the actions specified in regulations under subsection (4)(b) as actions to be taken by that person in relation to the securing of the vehicle against unauthorised access before or during its journey to that place.

2

Those places are—

a

a place where immigration control is operated, and

b

in a case where the vehicle previously arrived at a place outside the United Kingdom where immigration control is operated and then journeyed to a place in the United Kingdom, that place in the United Kingdom.

3

A penalty may be imposed under subsection (1) regardless of whether any person has obtained unauthorised access to the vehicle during its journey to the place mentioned in subsection (2).

4

The Secretary of State must specify in regulations for the purposes of subsection (1)

a

what is meant by a goods vehicle being adequately secured against unauthorised access, and

b

the actions to be taken by each person responsible for a goods vehicle in relation to the securing of the vehicle against unauthorised access.

5

The actions that may be specified in regulations under subsection (4)(b) include, in particular—

a

actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the vehicle,

b

actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the vehicle, and

c

actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.

6

Before making regulations under subsection (4), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

7

In imposing a penalty under subsection (1), the Secretary of State—

a

must specify an amount which does not exceed the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph,

b

may impose separate penalties on more than one of the persons responsible for a goods vehicle, and

c

may not impose penalties which amount in aggregate to more than the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph.

8

A penalty imposed under subsection (1) must be paid to the Secretary of State before the end of the prescribed period.

9

A person is not liable to the imposition of a penalty under subsection (1) if that person’s failure to take the actions specified in regulations under subsection (4)(b) was as a result of duress.

10

If a penalty is imposed under subsection (1) in relation to the arrival of a goods vehicle in a place outside the United Kingdom where immigration control is operated, a penalty may not be imposed in relation to the vehicle’s arrival in the United Kingdom as part of the same journey.

11

A penalty may not be imposed on a person under subsection (1) if a penalty is imposed on that person under section 32(2) in respect of the same circumstances.

12

Where a penalty is imposed under subsection (1) on a person who is the driver of a goods vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with a person (“P”) who is the vehicle’s owner or hirer—

a

the driver and P are jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed on the driver (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P), and

b

a provision of this Part about notification, objection or appeal has effect as if the penalty imposed on the driver were also imposed on P (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P in P’s capacity as the owner or hirer of the vehicle).

13

In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (12) has effect as if a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator.

14

For the purposes of this section the persons responsible for a goods vehicle are—

a

if the goods vehicle is a detached trailer, the owner, hirer and operator of the trailer, and

b

if it is not, the owner, hirer and driver of the vehicle.

15

Where by virtue of subsection (14) a person is responsible for a goods vehicle in more than one capacity, a separate penalty may be imposed on the person under subsection (1) in respect of each capacity.

16

In this section “immigration control” means United Kingdom immigration control and includes any United Kingdom immigration control operated in a prescribed control zone outside the United Kingdom.

41

Section 32 (penalty for carrying clandestine entrants) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (2A) insert—

2B

The Secretary of State may reduce the amount of a penalty under this section if the responsible person can show that they took the actions specified in regulations under subsection (2C) in relation to the securing of the transporter against unauthorised access.

2C

The Secretary of State must specify in regulations the actions that a responsible person must have taken in order to be eligible for a reduction in the amount of a penalty.

2D

The actions that may be specified in regulations under subsection (2C) include, in particular—

a

actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the transporter,

b

actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the transporter, and

c

actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.

2E

Before making regulations under subsection (2C), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

3

For subsection (4) substitute—

4

Where a penalty is imposed under subsection (2) on a person who is the driver of a vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with a person (“P”) who is the vehicle’s owner or hirer—

a

the driver and P are jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed on the driver (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P), and

b

a provision of this Part about notification, objection or appeal has effect as if the penalty imposed on the driver were also imposed on P (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P in P’s capacity as the owner or hirer of the vehicle).

4

After subsection (6A) insert—

6B

A penalty may not be imposed on a person under subsection (2) if a penalty is imposed on that person under section 31A(1) in respect of the same circumstances.

51

Section 32A (level of penalty: code of practice) is amended as follows.

2

Before subsection (1) insert—

A1

The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice specifying matters to be considered in determining the amount of a penalty under section 31A.

B1

The Secretary of State must have regard to the code (in addition to any other matters the Secretary of State thinks relevant)—

a

when imposing a penalty under section 31A, and

b

when considering a notice of objection under section 35(4) in relation to a penalty under section 31A.

3

In subsection (2)(b), after “35(4)” insert “in relation to a penalty under section 32”.

4

In subsection (3) for “the code” substitute “a code under this section”.

5

In subsection (4) for “the draft code” substitute “a draft code”.

6

In subsection (5) for “the code” in the first place it occurs substitute “a code under this section”.

7

In subsection (6) for “the code” substitute “a code”.

6

Omit section 33 (prevention of clandestine entrants: code of practice).

71

Section 34 (defences to claim that penalty is due under section 32) is amended as follows.

2

Omit subsection (3).

3

In subsection (3A)—

a

at the end of paragraph (b) insert “and”,

b

for paragraph (c) substitute—

c

the carrier had taken the actions specified in regulations under subsection (3B) in relation to the securing of the wagon against unauthorised access.

, and

c

omit paragraph (d).

4

After subsection (3A) insert—

3B

The Secretary of State must specify in regulations the actions to be taken for the purposes of subsection (3A)(c) in relation to the securing of a rail freight wagon against unauthorised access.

3C

The actions that may be specified in regulations under subsection (3B) include, in particular—

a

actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the wagon,

b

actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the wagon, and

c

actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.

3D

Before making regulations under subsection (3B), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

5

Omit subsection (4).

81

Section 35 (procedure for penalties and objections against penalties) is amended as follows.

2

Omit subsection (3).

3

In subsection (1) after “section” insert “31A or”.

4

In subsection (2)—

a

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (c), and

b

at the end of paragraph (d) insert

and

e

be issued before the end of such period as may be prescribed.

5

In subsection (10) after “section” insert “31A or”.

6

In subsection (12)—

a

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (c), and

b

after paragraph (c) insert—

ca

by electronic mail, or

.

91

Section 35A (appeals) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) after “section” insert “31A or”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

at the end of paragraph (a) insert “and”, and

b

omit paragraph (b) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph.

101

Section 36 (power to detain vehicles etc in connection with penalties under section 32) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, after “section” insert “31A or”.

3

In subsection (2A)(a), for “is an employee of its owner or hirer” substitute “drives the vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with the owner or hirer of the vehicle”.

4

After subsection (2A) insert—

2AA

In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (2A) has effect as if—

a

a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator, and

b

the reference to driving the vehicle were a reference to operating it.

5

After subsection (5) insert—

6

A document which is to be issued to or served on a person outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section may be issued or served—

a

in person,

b

by post,

c

by facsimile transmission,

d

by electronic mail, or

e

in another prescribed manner.

7

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a document issued or served in a manner listed in subsection (6) in accordance with the regulations is to be taken to have been received at a time specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.

111

Section 36A (detention in default of payment) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)(b), for “was an employee of” substitute “drove the vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with”.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (4)(b) has effect as if the reference to driving the vehicle were a reference to operating it.

4

After subsection (6) insert—

7

If a transporter is detained under this section, the owner, consignor or any other person who has an interest in any freight or other thing carried in or on the transporter may remove it, or arrange for it to be removed, at such time and in such way as is reasonable.

8

The detention of a transporter under this section is lawful even though it is subsequently established that the penalty notice on which the detention was based was ill-founded in respect of all or any of the penalties to which it related.

9

But subsection (8) does not apply if the Secretary of State was acting unreasonably in issuing the penalty notice.

10

A document which is to be issued to or served on a person outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section may be issued or served—

a

in person,

b

by post,

c

by facsimile transmission,

d

by electronic mail, or

e

in another prescribed manner.

11

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a document issued or served in a manner listed in subsection (10) in accordance with the regulations is to be taken to have been received at a time specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.

121

Section 43 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

at the appropriate place insert—

goods vehicle” means—

a

a mechanically propelled vehicle which—

i

is designed or adapted solely or principally to be used for the carriage or haulage of goods, and

ii

at the time in question, is being used for a commercial purpose, or

b

any trailer, semi-trailer or other thing which—

i

is designed or adapted to be towed by a vehicle within paragraph (a)(i), and

ii

at the time in question, is being used for a commercial purpose;

, and

b

in the definition of “transporter” after “vehicle” insert “(including a goods vehicle)”.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

References in this Part to the securing of a goods vehicle against unauthorised access include references to the securing of any container which is being carried by a goods vehicle against unauthorised access.

1B

In subsection (1A) “container” means any container or other thing which is designed or adapted to be carried by a goods vehicle.

SCHEDULE 6

Section 43(2)

Working in United Kingdom waters: consequential and related amendmentsImmigration Act 1971 (c. 77)1

The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.

2

In section 8 (exceptions for seamen etc), after subsection (1) insert—

1A

Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a member of the crew of a ship who is an offshore worker within the meaning of section 11A.

3

In section 11 (references to entry etc), after subsection (1) insert—

1ZA

See also section 11A (additional means by which persons arriving in United Kingdom waters for work can enter the UK).

4

In section 28 (proceedings for offences)—

a

before subsection (1) insert—

A1

Proceedings for an offence under this Part that is committed in the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.

;

b

in subsection (2A), for “section 25 or 25A” substitute “this Part”.

5

In section 28L (interpretation of Part 3) —

a

in subsection (1), at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (1A)”;

b

after subsection (1) insert—

1A

In this Part “premises” also includes any artificial island, installation or structure (including one in the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom).

6

In section 28M (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales), in subsection (2)(a)—

a

for “section” substitute—

i

section 24B,

;

b

for “, and” substitute

, or

ii

section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, and

.

7

In section 28N (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland), in subsection (2)(a)—

a

for “section” substitute—

i

section 24B,

;

b

for “, and” substitute

, or

ii

section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, and

.

8

In section 28O (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland), in subsection (2)(a)—

a

for “section” substitute—

i

section 24B,

;

b

for “, and” substitute

, or

ii

section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, and

.

91

Schedule 2 (administrative provision as to control on entry etc) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “who have” to “United Kingdom)” substitute “within sub-paragraph (1A)”;

b

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

The persons are—

a

any person who has arrived in the United Kingdom by ship or aircraft (including transit passengers, members of the crew and others not seeking to enter the United Kingdom);

b

any person who has arrived in United Kingdom waters by ship or aircraft who the immigration officer has reason to believe is an offshore worker.

1B

In sub-paragraph (1A), “offshore worker” and “United Kingdom waters” have the same meaning as in section 11A.

3

In paragraph 27—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

Sub-paragraph (1) also applies to the captain of a ship or aircraft arriving in United Kingdom waters if—

a

there are offshore workers on board, or

b

an immigration officer has informed the captain that they wish to examine any person on board in the exercise of the power under paragraph 2.

1B

In sub-paragraph (1A), “offshore worker” and “United Kingdom waters” have the same meaning as in section 11A.

4

In paragraph 27B—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

This paragraph also applies to ships or aircraft—

a

which have offshore workers on board, and

b

which—

i

have arrived, or are expected to arrive, in United Kingdom waters, or

ii

have left, or are expected to leave, United Kingdom waters.

;

b

after sub-paragraph (9A) insert—

9B

Offshore worker” and “United Kingdom waters” have the same meaning in this paragraph as in section 11A.

5

In paragraph 27BA—

a

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

The Secretary of State may also make regulations requiring responsible persons in respect of ships or aircraft—

a

which have offshore workers on board, and

b

which—

i

have arrived, or are expected to arrive, in United Kingdom waters, or

ii

have left, or are expected to leave, United Kingdom waters,

to supply information to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer.

;

b

in sub-paragraph (2), after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”;

c

after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

5A

For the purposes of this paragraph, “offshore workers” and “United Kingdom waters” have the same meaning as in section 11A.

101

Schedule 4A (maritime enforcement powers) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1(2), after the opening words insert—

the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;

.

3

In paragraph 2(1)(a), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

4

In paragraph 3(1)(a), for “25, 25A and 25B” substitute “24B, 25, 25A or 25B of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

5

In paragraph 4(1), for “25, 25A or 25B” substitute “24B, 25, 25A or 25B of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

6

In paragraph 12(2), after the opening words insert—

the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;

.

7

In paragraph 13(1)(a), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

8

In paragraph 14(1)(a), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

9

In paragraph 15(1), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

10

In paragraph 23(2), after the opening words insert—

the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;

.

11

In paragraph 24(1)(a), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

12

In paragraph 25(1)(a), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

13

In paragraph 26(1), for “25 or 25A” substitute “24B, 25 or 25A of this Act or section 21 of the 2006 Act”.

11Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c. 13)

In section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (offence of employing a person who is disqualified from employment by their immigration status), after subsection (3) insert—

3A

Proceedings for an offence under this section that is committed in the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.

3B

Section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 (consent of Secretary of State for certain prosecutions) does not apply to proceedings for an offence under this section.

SCHEDULE 7

Section 45

Maritime enforcement1

Part 3A of the Immigration Act 1971 (maritime enforcement) is amended as follows.

2

Before section 28M insert—

28LAEnforcement powers in relation to ships: United Kingdom1

An immigration officer or an enforcement officer may exercise the powers set out in Part A1 of Schedule 4A (“Part A1 powers”) in relation to any of the following in United Kingdom waters, foreign waters or international waters—

a

a United Kingdom ship;

b

a ship without nationality;

c

a foreign ship;

d

a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory.

2

But Part A1 powers may be exercised only—

a

for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting a relevant offence, and

b

in accordance with the rest of this section.

3

The authority of the Secretary of State is required before an immigration officer or an enforcement officer may exercise Part A1 powers in relation to—

a

a United Kingdom ship in foreign waters,

b

a ship without nationality,

c

a foreign ship, or

d

a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory.

3

In section 28M (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales)—

a

in subsection (1), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “An English and Welsh constable”, and

b

in subsection (3)—

i

omit “an immigration officer,”, and

ii

omit “or an enforcement officer”.

4

In section 28N (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland)—

a

in subsection (1) for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “A Scottish constable”, and

b

in subsection (3)—

i

omit “an immigration officer,”, and

ii

omit “or an enforcement officer”.

5

In section 28O (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland)—

a

in subsection (1) for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “A Northern Ireland constable”, and

b

in subsection (3)—

i

omit “an immigration officer,”, and

ii

omit “or an enforcement officer”.

6

In section 28P (hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom waters)—

a

in subsection (1), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “An English and Welsh constable”,

b

in subsection (3), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “A Scottish constable”,

c

in subsection (5), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute “A Northern Ireland constable”, and

d

in subsection (10), omit “or an enforcement officer”.

7

After section 28P insert—

28PAPower to seize and dispose of ships etc.1

This section applies if—

a

an immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship has been used in the commission of a relevant offence, and

b

the ship is in United Kingdom waters or otherwise in the United Kingdom.

2

Subject to subsection (3), the immigration officer may seize the ship and any property relating to the operation or use of the ship.

3

The authority of the Secretary of State is required before an immigration officer may seize anything under this section.

4

If an immigration officer seizes a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, the Secretary of State must notify the home state or relevant territory in question that the ship has been seized.

5

In subsection (4)home state”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—

a

the State in which the ship is registered, or

b

the State whose flag the ship is otherwise entitled to fly.

6

Where a ship without nationality, or property relating to the operation or use of a ship without nationality, is seized under this section—

a

section 26 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (disposal of property) and any regulations made under that section do not apply in respect of that ship or other property, and

b

subsections (7) to (12) apply instead.

7

The Secretary of State may—

a

return the ship or other property to the person whom the Secretary of State believes to be its owner, or

b

after the relevant period—

i

dispose of the ship or other property, or

ii

determine that the ship or other property is to be retained to be used in the course of, or in connection with, a function under the Immigration Acts.

8

On the making of a determination under subsection (7)(b)(ii), the ship or other property vests in the Secretary of State.

9

The relevant period is the period of 31 days beginning with the date on which the ship or other property was seized.

10

Before exercising a power under subsection (7)(b), the Secretary of State must make reasonable efforts to—

a

ascertain the identity of the owner of the ship or other property, and

b

subject to subsection (11), notify that person that the ship or other property has been seized.

11

The Secretary of State is not required to notify a person under subsection (10)(b) if to do so may prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.

12

Disposal under this section may be in any manner the Secretary of State thinks fit, including—

a

by sale;

b

by dismantling;

c

by destruction;

d

by donation of the ship or other property to a charity or other not-for-profit body.

8

In section 28Q (interpretation of Part 3A)—

a

at the appropriate places insert—

foreign waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to any relevant territory or any State other than the United Kingdom;

,

international waters” means waters beyond the territorial sea of the United Kingdom or of any other State or relevant territory;

,

Part A1 powers” means the powers set out in Part A1 of Schedule 4A;

,

relevant offence” means—

a

an offence under section 24(A1), (B1), (D1) or (E1), 24B, 25 or 25A,

b

an offence under section 25B to the extent that the section continues to apply by virtue of regulation 5(7) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309),

c

an offence under section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, or

d

an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 or Article 3 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13)), or in Scotland at common law, of attempting to commit an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) to (c);”, and

,

United Kingdom waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the United Kingdom’s territorial sea;

, and

b

for the definition of ship substitute—

ship” includes—

a

every description of vessel (including a hovercraft), and

b

any other structure (whether with or without means of propulsion) constructed or used to carry persons, goods, plant or machinery by water;

.

9

Schedule 4A (enforcement powers in relation to ships) is amended as follows.

10

Before Part 1, insert—

PART A1United KingdomA1Introductory1

This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers exercisable by immigration officers and enforcement officers (referred to in this Part of this Schedule as “relevant officers”) under section 28LA.

2

In this Part of this Schedule—

items subject to legal privilege” means items in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege (in Scotland, to confidentiality of communications) could be maintained in legal proceedings;

the ship” means the ship in relation to which the powers set out in this Part of this Schedule are exercised.

B1Power to stop, board, divert and detain1

This paragraph applies if a relevant officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that—

a

a relevant offence is being, or has been, committed on the ship, or

b

the ship is otherwise being used in connection with the commission of a relevant offence.

2

The relevant officer may—

a

stop the ship;

b

board the ship;

c

require the ship to be taken to any place (on land or on water) in the United Kingdom or elsewhere and detained there;

d

require the ship to leave United Kingdom waters.

3

The relevant officer may require the master of the ship or any member of its crew to take such action as is necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2).

4

Where a ship is required to be taken to a place under sub-paragraph (2)(c), the relevant officer may require any person on board the ship to take such action as is reasonably necessary to ensure that person is taken to that place or to any other place determined by the relevant officer.

5

Where a ship is required to leave United Kingdom waters under sub-paragraph (2)(d), the relevant officer may require any person on board the ship to take such action as is reasonably necessary to ensure that person leaves United Kingdom waters.

6

The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a relevant officer may exercise the power under sub-paragraph (2)(c) to require the ship to be taken to any place—

a

within a State other than the United Kingdom, or

b

within a relevant territory.

7

But a relevant officer acting under authority given under section 28LA(3)(c) or (d) in relation to a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory may require the ship to be taken to a place mentioned in sub-paragraph (8) without authority under sub-paragraph (6).

8

Those places are—

a

a place in the home state or relevant territory in question, or

b

if the home state or relevant territory requests, a place in any other State or relevant territory willing to receive the ship.

9

A relevant officer must give notice in writing to the master of any ship detained under this paragraph.

10

The notice must state that the ship is to be detained until the notice is withdrawn by the giving of a further notice in writing signed by a relevant officer.

11

The requirement to give notice under sub-paragraph (9) does not apply where it is not reasonably possible to identify who is the master of the ship.

12

In this paragraph “home state”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—

a

the State in which the ship is registered, or

b

the State whose flag the ship is otherwise entitled to fly.

C1Power to search and obtain information1

This paragraph applies if a relevant officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that there is evidence on the ship (other than items subject to legal privilege) relating—

a

to a relevant offence or,

b

to an offence that is connected with a relevant offence.

2

The relevant officer may search—

a

the ship;

b

anyone on the ship;

c

anything on the ship (including cargo).

3

The relevant officer may require a person on the ship to give information about themselves or about anything on the ship.

4

The power to search conferred by sub-paragraph (2)

a

is only a power to search to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering evidence of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), and

b

in the case of a search of a person, does not authorise a relevant officer to require the person to remove any clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves.

5

In exercising a power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) or (3) a relevant officer may—

a

open any containers;

b

require the production of documents, books or records relating to the ship or anything on it (but not including anything the relevant officer has reasonable grounds to believe is an item subject to legal privilege);

c

make photographs or copies of anything the production of which the relevant officer has power to require.

6

The power in sub-paragraph (5)(b) to require the production of documents, books or records includes, in relation to documents, books or records kept in electronic form, power to require the provision of the documents, books or records in a form in which they are legible and can be taken away.

7

Sub-paragraph (5) is without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

8

A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.

D1Power of arrest and seizure1

This paragraph applies if a relevant officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence has been, or is being, committed on the ship.

2

The relevant officer may arrest without a warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence.

3

The relevant officer may seize and retain anything found on the ship which appears to the officer to be evidence of the offence (but not including anything that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be an item subject to legal privilege).

4

A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.

E1Protective searches of persons1

A relevant officer may search a person found on the ship for anything which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person might use to—

a

cause physical injury,

b

cause damage to property, or

c

endanger the safety of any ship.

2

The power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) may be exercised—

a

only if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that anything of a kind mentioned in that sub-paragraph is concealed on the person, and

b

only to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering any such thing.

3

The relevant officer may seize and retain anything which the officer has grounds to believe might—

a

cause physical injury,

b

cause damage to property, or

c

endanger the safety of any ship.

4

If the person is detained, nothing seized under sub-paragraph (3) may be retained when the person is released from detention.

5

A power conferred by this paragraph to search a person does not authorise a relevant officer to require the person to remove any clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves, but it does authorise the search of a person’s mouth.

6

A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.

F1Search for nationality documents1

A relevant officer may require a person found on the ship to produce a nationality document.

2

The relevant officer may search a person found on the ship where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a nationality document is concealed on the person.

3

The power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) may be exercised—

a

only if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a nationality document is concealed on the person, and

b

only to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering any such document.

4

Subject as follows, the officer may seize and retain a nationality document for as long as the officer believes the person to whom it relates will arrive in the United Kingdom by virtue of the exercise of the power under paragraph B1.

5

The power to retain a nationality document under sub-paragraph (4) does not affect any other power of an immigration officer to retain a document.

6

Where a nationality document has been seized and retained by a relevant officer who is not an immigration officer, the document must be passed to an immigration officer as soon as is practicable after the ship has arrived in the United Kingdom.

7

The power conferred by this paragraph to search a person does not authorise a relevant officer to—

a

require the person to remove any clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves, or

b

seize and retain any document the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be an item subject to legal privilege.

8

In this paragraph a “nationality document”, in relation to a person, means any document which might—

a

establish the person’s identity, nationality or citizenship, or

b

indicate the place from which the person has travelled to the United Kingdom or to which the person is proposing to go.

9

A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.

G1Assistants1

A relevant officer may—

a

be accompanied by other persons, and

b

take equipment or materials,

to assist the officer in the exercise of powers under this Part of this Schedule.

2

A person accompanying a relevant officer under sub-paragraph (1) may perform any of the officer’s functions under this Part of this Schedule, but only under the officer’s supervision.

H1Reasonable force

A relevant officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule.

I1Evidence of authority

A relevant officer must produce evidence of the relevant officer’s authority if asked to do so.

J1Protection of relevant officers

A relevant officer is not liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for anything done in the purported performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule if the court is satisfied that—

a

the act was done in good faith, and

b

there were reasonable grounds for doing it.

K1Offences under the law of England and Wales1

A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if the person—

a

intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in England and Wales, England and Wales waters, foreign waters or international waters, or

b

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.

2

A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in England and Wales, England and Wales waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if—

a

the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or

b

the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.

3

A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both.

5

In the application of sub-paragraph (4) in relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 the reference to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

L1Offences under the law of Scotland1

A person commits an offence under the law of Scotland if the person—

a

intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Scotland, Scotland waters, foreign waters or international waters, or

b

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.

2

A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Scotland, Scotland waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of Scotland if—

a

the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or

b

the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.

3

A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.

M1Offences under the law of Northern Ireland1

A person commits an offence under the law of Northern Ireland if the person—

a

intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland waters, foreign waters or international waters, or

b

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.

2

A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of Northern Ireland if—

a

the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or

b

the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.

3

A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.

11

In paragraph 1(1)—

a

omit “immigration officers,” and

b

omit “and enforcement officers”.

12

In paragraph 4—

a

in sub-paragraph (2) omit “constable or”, and

b

in sub-paragraph (3) omit “constable or”.

13

In paragraph 6—

a

omit sub-paragraph (5), and

b

in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute “A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”.

14

In paragraph 12(1)—

a

omit “immigration officers,”, and

b

omit “and enforcement officers”.

15

In paragraph 17—

a

omit sub-paragraph (5), and

b

in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute “A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”.

16

In paragraph 23—

a

omit “immigration officers,” and

b

omit “and enforcement officers”.

17

In paragraph 26(3) omit “constable or”.

18

In paragraph 28—

a

omit sub-paragraph (5), and

b

in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute “A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”.

SCHEDULE 8

Section 47(11)

Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 2003

This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 19A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003—

SCHEDULE 19B

Section 261

Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Chapter 6 of Part 12Modification of dates for referral to the Board1

Paragraph 2 applies where section 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4) (when read with section 260(4A)) would require the Secretary of State to refer a person’s case to the Board on a day falling before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.

2

The applicable provision is to be read as requiring the Secretary of State to refer the person’s case to the Board at any time up to the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.

3

For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, a person returns to custody when the person, having returned to the United Kingdom, is detained (whether or not in prison) in pursuance of their sentence.

Person removed after Board had directed release but before being released4

Paragraphs 5 and 6 apply where, before a person’s removal from the United Kingdom—

a

the Board had directed their release under section 244ZC, 244A or 246A, but

b

they had not been released on licence.

5

The direction of the Board is to be treated as having no effect.

6

The person is to be treated as if—

a

they had been recalled under section 254 on the day on which they returned to the United Kingdom, and

b

they were not suitable for automatic release (see section 255A).

Person removed after referral to the Board but before disposal of the reference7

Paragraph 8 applies where—

a

before a person’s removal from prison their case had been referred to the Board under section 244ZB(3), 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4), and

b

the reference lapsed under section 260(4B) because the person was removed from the United Kingdom before the Board had disposed of the reference.

8

Section 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4) (as applicable) is to be read as requiring the Secretary of State to refer the person’s case to the Board before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.

9

For the purposes of paragraph 8, a person returns to custody when the person, having returned to the United Kingdom, is detained (whether or not in prison) in pursuance of their sentence.

Person removed after having been recalled to prison10

Paragraphs 11 and 12 apply where, at the time of a person’s removal from prison under section 260, the person was in prison following recall under section 254.

11

Any direction of the Board made in relation to the person under section 255C or 256A before their return to the United Kingdom is to be treated as having no effect.

12

The person is to be treated as if—

a

they had been recalled under section 254 on the day on which they returned to the United Kingdom, and

b

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<notes source="#source">
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c5bd1c5232eb5d41d93b48b6577d2e39">
<p>
S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-13b9f44e3c088ae508be6b933808652d">
<p>
S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-94fd8d79ee0d08732f3a8cb6cf4172cb">
<p>
S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-45dfeb4ba54e4a6f1d0940934baaba50">
<p>
S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6c0a973a78faf1fb5f3cdd1f7f17c4bf">
<p>
S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-34f7778c1789ea8bb1e9a9887219febe">
<p>
S. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-07f89411b5d1003775a987e113c40a54">
<p>
S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a13b45df6fc413c603875a46175161a6">
<p>
S. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6f650ba1ba4935c44c83f697b561e1e5">
<p>
S. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1">
<p>
S. 10(1)(6)-(8) in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/a">s. 87(3)(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8e21be80f0a9ae915d885788f6f1fd2f">
<p>
S. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-412ed7ec1c9688101c043ebfd3051ec2">
<p>
S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a56dd5183b41a6adb0b69b2f76239345">
<p>
S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a2d2bd2f3533c31f22209b26af554019">
<p>
S. 14 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/a">s. 87(4)(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-95af86c0c5d57be502379a028fb6df94">
<p>
S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-fcc4779a7d8fcb1c5964ca4f97198700">
<p>
S. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-74ad7b1cf37df2e5a39f71342105e922">
<p>
S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-cadc3416f61abdcf40a2e3bb4dc90838">
<p>
S. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-571b94fd80820d9f32f149d99098c5a0">
<p>
S. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-087a6c33c54901f17324c7b75c295e7e">
<p>
S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b21fa99d8cc85bf980339a4bfb338cd1">
<p>
S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-84b07038fe3fbecf94e9576287687e72">
<p>
S. 22 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0f52f51283b38495f51243b6b270207b">
<p>
S. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8d7e9632456d40083b4aa31b6c6ed2ba">
<p>
S. 24 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c924cfa551a937963f57b684608e9ebb">
<p>
S. 25 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-29fbeeba7a1548ef5c73f3c03782c26e">
<p>
S. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f3270a749f3753cace3755a9e87b1cb0">
<p>
S. 27 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/b">s. 87(4)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d2b3050696ee41970a6aa9927fa10272">
<p>
S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7d90509293f7963ff532ea56a590a530">
<p>
S. 40 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e719fd28b1e43c915bb3686589e38914">
<p>
S. 41 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-156a2d6aff4daa971075c197d7431f8a">
<p>
S. 42 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/c">s. 87(4)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0ddc49c7d920977617f6af7b5bb2429c">
<p>
S. 43 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/d">s. 87(4)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-9d040f90adf43dd2eb9796d65fd79a73">
<p>
S. 45 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5d88951bedf0bd992d8f746665744c94">
<p>
S. 46 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-42cccbefc27c55cfd80e71d6766e8fe9">
<p>
S. 47 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-44c7283f57eb348108959ebbb74cb7d7">
<p>
S. 48 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-150a593eaf4278bdcb893d7484c4c96c">
<p>
S. 50 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/e">s. 87(4)(e)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-992fd353ea699ca64df1550821dca9ea">
<p>
S. 51 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-14ceaf3cb965a1f85ad989ee7c5c2d7e">
<p>
S. 52 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/f">s. 87(4)(f)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b139f26c910ad69c0e52a8ce7b83319f">
<p>
S. 53 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/g">s. 87(4)(g)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0d2a7b39a32bfe4cf0823159e70573de">
<p>
S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-9994a3b41758462764bd5f46fba54bbe">
<p>
S. 55 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2821ff3173c54d0c9347b75953138fb3">
<p>
S. 56 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7dd0f267392f3bef44f62d51a895d66b">
<p>
S. 57 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b934190d7dcb6d9c25cc3f3d30bc58d0">
<p>
S. 58 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-fd0810cb8fe67e6340cc0a461e56b6ea">
<p>
S. 59 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-40552ec73c8206dd6a90ab23d0ae2af6">
<p>
S. 60 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-985b836b37d798d78a9006fbf592e24d">
<p>
S. 61 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8d5d8babc173ef1b104ae112f50335a0">
<p>
S. 62 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-030d05e33df674d4ca9544d80f29bca9">
<p>
S. 63 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2d9e2f16cfcc7d5e4f0116fa13b2b6f8">
<p>
S. 64 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-cd8da40e218007c6af7f7fa0ae83da9e">
<p>
S. 65 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6cf58392eb7baa19025fb2adf81f7e0e">
<p>
S. 66 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-22c5a2f88123af916eda327ad4551d1e">
<p>
S. 67 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ed363dd9827d1ab54e7fd09e375b3f7d">
<p>
S. 68 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6ab10b184cb6a45d2cca4a4a79e9b383">
<p>
S. 69 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/h">s. 87(4)(h)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-51da85183ba5f46709b351be58fbccdf">
<p>
S. 70 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/b">s. 87(3)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-42be913d2cadbd2096f22143cce370b0">
<p>
S. 71 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/b">s. 87(3)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c3245694816dcb426f432fdb9fd962f5">
<p>
S. 73 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/b">s. 87(3)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2906c41a22323a0d498c173cd28a10f9">
<p>
S. 75 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-39597ab61d41f7c4726d8ae4dd82801b">
<p>
S. 76 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c6639fc53470496d9b440122425baa25">
<p>
S. 77 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0077e27b58fbc2e2f51256ab79817b67">
<p>
S. 79 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8401324f7afebf211f456f9f4fa451c4">
<p>
S. 80 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-aebd02e718b62516ceafef23ba7592ce">
<p>
S. 81 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a0c9bee0b5e697c76977cf7dfb6fb694">
<p>
S. 82 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/4/i">s. 87(4)(i)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-cbe50fa926ee70dbe187ef79a3b6e640">
<p>
S. 83 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2e6b90e41bba10382f5a940fa0340145">
<p>
S. 84 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-36139dfd2fd3a0a2b09e8ad93f4485ab">
<p>
S. 85 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-84259e204d9a6aa5fa3f699272731c30">
<p>
S. 86 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0c962e2f48256500c3630346ab620e8b">
<p>
S. 87 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e36b2dcf879ff49d492e486a849783d8">
<p>
S. 88 in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/3/c">s. 87(3)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b159187c9650f68e4cc4f795b6ac2b54">
<p>
Sch. 1 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7bc18fba5a0754403c189639c030bf76">
<p>
Sch. 1 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-9aa553eac0b77c7b05ced57b3f289932">
<p>
Sch. 1 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-fe9c59cb106be99c716b868040a51c32">
<p>
Sch. 1 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5a898b357c50023570291f6a5aaf8936">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a94f66beede1ce2aee6dbbe6677beb10">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-384780b022ce727a9363c84a5b2ccb24">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0e4492737c34d8f59985534162a95242">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f18592490cb059621ebb996b5b3cbb84">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-34247cf060f7500067e7565e52aba7d8">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7a93820fff1f5b65f7a702dad623f62a">
<p>
Sch. 3 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f467cfffacd4c7b3e3c71e51242be7af">
<p>
Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-915ac496818bc43867023c6f1013eb0b">
<p>
Sch. 4 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-69c284bab902a3010b382bdae5a9b4b7">
<p>
Sch. 4 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d7c21965dc04f98d3b2595593271c366">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-dc9841a9573514ef56f7684eef45d1d8">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ce6ddff46e1c8282f2f8432dd12b7b11">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5e20cb07bab242ac3ad04a0b17843148">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d68bac6f9bf7a7f678e9a5551de97bd5">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-fab0d4b06d43b25073aa9fe48c68319d">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 6 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-3c41f7d40549650217af9d5027c1a88a">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0c197de45c5806e21ffc00b81616f0b0">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 8 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-cd1adc87456a156339878195d959609e">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0915e55e8cad72cfc0bf7bd89ba9b029">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-763475abbde9ba2b53dbad173cbabfd5">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 11 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5b1170c89e9694561230bf89258c4a01">
<p>
Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1/4">s. 87(1)(4)</ref>
(c)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8f0c56bdd0d16b8aadd06cc6382784b3">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-9b6cd540a8c70e55ca7328809d1fc9f8">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1c3210b29a6d237534f025dd1d710946">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5dd849f868590e676dce2734819bdccb">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6ea8355527114e2059bc90f3feb37588">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ee22088ebef731776eeaeceb487d9e84">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-eae6cb6395ae05712a34b40d2085c3d1">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-12d7dd0273260b0969fb1d14c42b059d">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-30e3827b3971309182876a34081f0732">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f4c8387637e6359bcbaf252631452d18">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7af8ed16a68fe0f8026309a6f8b22979">
<p>
Sch. 6 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e368609772c2c4d5f75877bba8532fb1">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8b767314c62b15319ebcd60a3f7a4189">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2657098ad81a1f19f46bfdcd4b855b7f">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-638949be973871f79409fbd5e71c97e5">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-204d6369e811957b33bec4f01eddb9d1">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c2c58a15479e35297aea2ab84a452bdc">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f3862f17c47e77c03e7292702764f6c6">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-404f26ae1a5af05a521ac92abdd05011">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7db77994ea3ce2320ef2fbab276d14ac">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0b7e1d4fb1fb8caa1535ffad7188723e">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-669935a5d7a4ccc99734f0f0df4f3837">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-251a54d0a1e15f987fb2ec30fb124196">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e81c20a96102c62783dbbdf22fc38e60">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-583a796ff97cf638139ad70eb2447393">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e6642ca6dee1d8213532e2232de4bc91">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-00c6819e3ee8409c65f7f89d17f7809d">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f52dd98e269f35abb7f3f3a36a3f5b7b">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-932fc7bb3981dc1d4dd4d22a2c68d4cf">
<p>
Sch. 7 para. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-91cb9d2f8aef2a2ef5bbee91b9a41404">
<p>
Sch. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-93ccda34c8cc812698c539d9d1fbec45">
<p>
Sch. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary C" eId="key-276fae789a286d0cddcea151a8615a3a">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/4">S. 30(4)</ref>
excluded (26.5.2022) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/590)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/5">Sch. 2 para. 5</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/3">Sch. 1 para. 3(1)-(3)</rref>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/4/a" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/4/c">(4)(a)-(c)</rref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/3/5">(5)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/1">S. 30(1)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/2">(2)</ref>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/4" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/6">(4)-(6)</rref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/c">s. 87(5)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8a759733a7847b2ce5e22c8801ed37ef">
<p>
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/49/1" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/49/4">S. 49(1)-(4)</rref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/g">s. 87(5)(g)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1b5e812e016aca79eab192ff03fd0268">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/1">S. 1</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/1">Sch. 1 para. 1</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e2a38593af1a6bc7633e5643e28f6a35">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/2">S. 2</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/2">Sch. 1 para. 2</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-95acce7882d03bf98e7428b1add8f4ce">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/5">S. 5</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/4">Sch. 1 para. 4</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/1">Sch. 2 para. 1</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d2f89ae923f159b7266edef0c794c478">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/6">S. 6</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/5">Sch. 1 para. 5</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/2">Sch. 2 para. 2</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-4c8a3ab1decaa8e6dbbe99475f75f2d6">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/7">S. 7</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/6">Sch. 1 para. 6</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-cecde895c8992ccd512291d8470eecc7">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/8">S. 8</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/7">Sch. 1 para. 7</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c715a174b2296bacbe255b2d6df86de2">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/1">Sch. 1 para. 1</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1ef41e5b2b66c9fda0b9fd32a3748129">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/2">Sch. 1 para. 2</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-631e229edf7fdf64dbbcb5fb6bcd0c26">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/1/paragraph/4">Sch. 1 para. 4</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-79bab77b3030df47a7cefbe05fc68bdb">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/11">S. 11</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/9">Sch. 1 para. 9</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1c5381ab49d82e096ad1adb294955277">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/12">S. 12</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/10">Sch. 1 para. 10</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/1">Sch. 2 para. 4(1)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6c7625041243fa8dd782576eb7a5b88e">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/13/1">S. 13(1)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/13/3">(3)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/11">Sch. 1 para. 11</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c088fcbc686915daabb09806776427e1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/1">S. 14(1)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/2">(2)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/6">(6)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/7">(7)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/12">Sch. 1 para. 12</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/2">Sch. 2 para. 4(2)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d21175c365cd333d35d9de6d487c71b8">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/3">S. 14(3)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/14/5">(5)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/13">Sch. 1 para. 13</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/2">Sch. 2 para. 4(2)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e9484f4938171e8615febdcf86433e6b">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/15">S. 15</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/14">Sch. 1 para. 14</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/3">Sch. 2 para. 4(3)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f5a3cb442dff3db7ec4fbc84aa1468c1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/16">S. 16</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/15">Sch. 1 para. 15</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/3">Sch. 2 para. 4(3)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-91163ad995f10f6a74be9ab53306a17e">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/17">S. 17</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/16">Sch. 1 para. 16</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0bf298094e094b9ad7a3512ab33fc8ea">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/29">S. 29</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/17">Sch. 1 para. 17</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-325d29fd9f9ae2cf0d4030a04904a1b9">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/1">Sch. 4 para. 1</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/17">Sch. 1 para. 17</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1842a75e41a396159851f3f259952cde">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/2">Sch. 4 para. 2</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/17">Sch. 1 para. 17</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-45faccebfc5125c21f7915a3dfd14068">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/3">Sch. 4 para. 3</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/17">Sch. 1 para. 17</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-04cf23defc37e14adeb7b2eea3ef5254">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/4">Sch. 4 para. 4</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/17">Sch. 1 para. 17</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/4/4">Sch. 2 para. 4(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-3ba75c37a76f75108be117230a586f22">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/30/3">S. 30(3)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/18">Sch. 1 para. 18</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c6118f909c05a5163d2e6fd8f8fb0e56">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/37">S. 37</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/19">Sch. 1 para. 19</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/6">Sch. 2 para. 6</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0a55a4593296198deac62b7dd752f993">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/40">S. 40</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/20">Sch. 1 para. 20</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/7">Sch. 2 para. 7</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f8e813d7fa38da4217d82320ca35f34f">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/41">S. 41</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/21">Sch. 1 para. 21</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/7">Sch. 2 para. 7</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7db9804e8f276e17a211dcfcc9ef088e">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/45">S. 45</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-15b276f037896c8c8473c97bf9684b43">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/1">Sch. 7 para. 1</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-27b8c66e8f405b289b65e0a8fd00afc2">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/2">Sch. 7 para. 2</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f6d6e43810c200ab8555c045ea7028c7">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/3">Sch. 7 para. 3</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b52a60f89a7f3c53e8a8906514d28d47">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/4">Sch. 7 para. 4</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ec7ea4143d1f3a4d4b993793b6530606">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/5">Sch. 7 para. 5</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-c513418b5be85a50e1c9426c80bca565">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/6">Sch. 7 para. 6</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-19d099b457da1ee1b22a896a03657abf">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/7">Sch. 7 para. 7</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7607f9d3eed7a83e284adce38cf3edf4">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/8">Sch. 7 para. 8</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-71ff899d3e27741aeb21568734299404">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/9">Sch. 7 para. 9</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-bc28d0e99c2e89ca217764491dd23a56">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/10">Sch. 7 para. 10</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-af5a23b1ca6c92c96b6f918c562e341a">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/11">Sch. 7 para. 11</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-aaa97f4ed758d84baa491a3067d81835">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/12">Sch. 7 para. 12</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ff6400997207ed32b7d005596b752a1d">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/13">Sch. 7 para. 13</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d5eb2d8e3518125c561e41d743c4c622">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/14">Sch. 7 para. 14</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2caf09e9d61a3160280204fc68305e83">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/15">Sch. 7 para. 15</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-9248004090cb9184fdae2230576ed557">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/16">Sch. 7 para. 16</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b0c1713044621f7ac77835d6ee4bc519">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/17">Sch. 7 para. 17</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ec929cd519af2efab01fc70457af3989">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/7/paragraph/18">Sch. 7 para. 18</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/22">Sch. 1 para. 22</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/8">Sch. 2 para. 8</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-bed1d8dba9b05d7f682514022b7d7e3d">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/46/6">S. 46(6)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/23">Sch. 1 para. 23</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-88429cc9cc491ebc34ff4aac0cd47c06">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/47">S. 47</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for E.W. by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/24">Sch. 1 para. 24</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/9">Sch. 2 para. 9</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-41f41d560bf5c95728b5ac863ba6f1f6">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/8">Sch. 8</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for E.W. by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/24">Sch. 1 para. 24</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/9">Sch. 2 para. 9</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-df121050a8b3e3a99cdb9c8a9072f873">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/48">S. 48</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/25">Sch. 1 para. 25</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-871b849d23eab70523466d0fe83e5f3b">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/75">S. 75</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/26">Sch. 1 para. 26</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-913bf4f5e2b8ae978047980feaf25e92">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/77">S. 77</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/27">Sch. 1 para. 27</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-2c6ab4bb8889d895b28adddb4e5f03b6">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/79">S. 79</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/28">Sch. 1 para. 28</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-e54fdec1d82cc1b9a3baddc95ba7b8f2">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/82">S. 82</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/29">Sch. 1 para. 29</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-b9a2fc41cf936baf62abbc285634a76c">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/4/2">S. 4(2)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/3">Sch. 1 para. 3</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a4516e0bfdf0205194914ff18ebd6af3">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/4/1">S. 4(1)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/4/3">(3)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/4/4">(4)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/3">Sch. 1 para. 3</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d74b94d94313a264abdc8f5358cbeca4">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/9/1">S. 9(1)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/9/2">(2)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-05afd47fd1a899b2c2f3a63155788b40">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/9/3">S. 9(3)</ref>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/9/4">(4)</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590">S.I. 2022/590</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/regulation/2">2</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/1/paragraph/8">Sch. 1 para. 8</ref>
(with
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/590/schedule/2/paragraph/3">Sch. 2 para. 3</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-ecb80ceb16b19c6bb04b511a5d3aaa3c">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/28">S. 28</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/a">s. 87(5)(a)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-90087907b442826eb98e5e457da1fd97">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/29">S. 29</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022 for specified purposes, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-8eb1773d25231f43f53a11e4b50a6eb9">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/31">S. 31</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d255cb5bdacf1db5e3b5c4b97a370b72">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/32">S. 32</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-442e7fab9642fe47008df1aefde3828d">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/33">S. 33</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a9e81a1b16edcd0d315d2b256aa7b930">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/34">S. 34</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-f9f1d7fbfe617ba4b37a388ead275795">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/35">S. 35</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-afd49a676f4e810036b55570760a36b5">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/36">S. 36</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-533d59d78357b9e3602bcfbd1c369e0c">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/38">S. 38</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/d">s. 87(5)(d)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-5ec57e0024bf1b891cfe98c97b1bb892">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/39">S. 39</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/e">s. 87(5)(e)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-292189e5ba90774e8f91cc2e479e6ac1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/44">S. 44</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/f">s. 87(5)(f)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-628ae7ecb4433d9e4afdf1c24c8033a3">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/72">S. 72</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/h">s. 87(5)(h)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-50291f3aae7d15997ce1520e25b7ef41">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/74">S. 74</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/h">s. 87(5)(h)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a170d50e2db9e16d38f850aba66c7423">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/78">S. 78</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/i">s. 87(5)(i)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-6de205783e5970632cae883bd604f828">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/5">Sch. 4 para. 5</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-7330f8b666587c6e01322e8b8c53075e">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/6">Sch. 4 para. 6</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-481f0fc287e3994c80caa70d1b3e9c7f">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/7">Sch. 4 para. 7</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0a5b77346286678720904267f6fd196b">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/8">Sch. 4 para. 8</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-316e4615c4e67a2001374331027fc3a6">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/9">Sch. 4 para. 9</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-53c450a41ef080d659996d6a69ba3677">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/10">Sch. 4 para. 10</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0f7aa7228674ce23a97c26493ae0a7d3">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/11">Sch. 4 para. 11</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-80b6cf310341544de8cdaa717c8cf7a7">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/12">Sch. 4 para. 12</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-0d1216a4e9377c076b0faac398b29683">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/13">Sch. 4 para. 13</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-d5a7a8feaae34bb33cd2d9357964152a">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/14">Sch. 4 para. 14</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-40e40c22f1aaf530918702d2b91254a5">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/15">Sch. 4 para. 15</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-eb8b2c9863f8d3f07514e2473d1ba7df">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/16">Sch. 4 para. 16</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-1d3d483d02eba470af095cdbc312c26e">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/17">Sch. 4 para. 17</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-55aafd21d851dbdacd35752cafdfd60b">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/18">Sch. 4 para. 18</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="key-a468789f473811a1a689c07d2f98489d">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/schedule/4/paragraph/19">Sch. 4 para. 19</ref>
in force at 28.6.2022, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/5/b">s. 87(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary I" eId="M_I_6fff5b54-0362-4b75-a26d-10fca542d828">
<p>
Sch. 4 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/87/1">s. 87(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
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<p class="number">
<docNumber>2022 Chapter 36</docNumber>
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<p>An Act to make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to provide a power for Tribunals to charge participants where their behaviour has wasted the Tribunal’s resources; and for connected purposes.</p>
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<num>PART 1</num>
<heading>Nationality</heading>
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<heading>British overseas territories citizenship</heading>
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<heading>Historical inability of mothers to transmit citizenship</heading>
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<p>Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship) is amended as follows.</p>
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<p>After section 17, insert—</p>
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On an application for registration under this section, a person (“
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<p>paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (person born on or after 1 January 1949 to a British subject without citizenship);</p>
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<p>had P’s parents been treated equally, by that Act or by any relevant previous provision, for the purposes of determining P’s nationality status; or</p>
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<p>P would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement had P’s parents been treated equally, for the purposes of determining P’s nationality status, by any independence legislation that caused P to lose that citizenship.</p>
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In subsection
<a href="#p00098">(2)</a>
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<term refersTo="#term-independence-legislation">independence legislation</term>
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In determining for the purposes of subsection
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The second condition is that, if P had become or been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00098">(2)</a>
, P would at commencement have become a British Dependent Territories citizen under section 23(1)(b) or (c).
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The third condition is that, if P had become a British Dependent Territories citizen as mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00099">(5)</a>
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<p>Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship) is amended as follows.</p>
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<num>17C</num>
<heading>Person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e729">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e738">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P meets the general conditions; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e744">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e750">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 15(3),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e756">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>section 17(2),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e762">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>section 17(5),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e768">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e774">
<num>v</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 5 of Schedule 2,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e782">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In the following provisions of this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-registration-provision">relevant registration provision</term>
” means the provision under which P would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e791">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If the relevant registration provision is section 17(2), a person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e797">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If the relevant registration provision is section 17(5), the Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of the particular case, waive the need for any or all of the parental consents to be given.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e803">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>For that purpose, the “parental consents” are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e809">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the consent of P’s natural father, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e815">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the consent of P’s mother,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>insofar as they would be required by section 17(5)(c) (as read with section 17(6)(b)), had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e826">
<num>17D</num>
<heading>Person unable to become citizen automatically after commencement</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e830">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e839">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P meets the general conditions;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e845">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>at any time in the period after commencement, P would have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen or a British overseas territories citizen at birth by the operation of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e851">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 15(1),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e857">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>section 16, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e863">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 1 of Schedule 2,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth; and</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e871">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where P would have become a British Dependent Territories citizen as mentioned in paragraph (b), P would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e877">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at birth (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e883">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If P is under the age of 18, no application may be made unless the consent of P’s natural father and mother to the registration has been signified in the prescribed manner.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e889">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>But if P’s natural father or mother has died on or before the date of the application, the reference in subsection (3) to P’s natural father and mother is to be read as a reference to either of them.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e895">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may, in the special circumstances of a particular case, waive the need for any or all of the consents required by subsection (3) (as read with subsection (4)) to be given.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e901">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The reference in this section to the period after commencement does not include the time of commencement (and, accordingly, this section does not apply to any case in which a person was unable to become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e910">
<num>17E</num>
<heading>Citizen of UK and Colonies unable to become citizen at commencement</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e914">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e923">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P meets the general conditions;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e929">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>P—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e935">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e941">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>would have become such a citizen as mentioned in section 17A(2)(a), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e947">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>would have been such a citizen immediately before commencement as mentioned in section 17A(2)(b);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e953">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>P would then have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement by the operation of section 23, had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e959">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>P would then have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e965">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at commencement (as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e974">
<num>17F</num>
<heading>Other person unable to become citizen at commencement</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e978">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e987">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P meets the general conditions;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e993">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>P is either—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e999">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>an eligible former British national, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1005">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an eligible non-British national; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1011">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, P—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1017">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1023">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>would have automatically become a British Dependent Territories citizen at commencement by the operation of section 23, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1029">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>would have automatically become a British overseas territories citizen by the operation of section 2 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1035">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1041">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>P is an “eligible former British national” if P was not a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement and either—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1047">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P ceased to be a British subject or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of the commencement of any independence legislation, but would not have done so had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1053">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>P was a British subject who did not automatically become a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at commencement of the British Nationality Act 1948 by the operation of any provision of it, but would have done so had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1059">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>P is an “eligible non-British national” if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1065">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>P was never a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies; and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1071">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth, P would have automatically become a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1077">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>at birth, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1083">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1948 (child of male British subject to become citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies if father becomes such a citizen).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1089">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A person who is registered as a British overseas territories citizen under this section is a British overseas territories citizen by descent if the citizenship which the person would have acquired at commencement (as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(ii)) would (by virtue of section 25) have been citizenship by descent.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1095">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether P would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies immediately before commencement, it must be assumed that P would not have—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1101">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>renounced or been deprived of any notional British nationality, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1107">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>lost any notional British nationality by virtue of P acquiring the nationality of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1113">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>A “notional British nationality” is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1119">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where P is an eligible former British national, any status as a British subject or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies which P would have held at any time after P’s nationality loss (had that loss not occurred and had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1125">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in a case where P is an eligible non-British national—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1131">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>P’s status as a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies as mentioned in subsection (4)(b), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1137">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>any other status as a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies which P would have held at any time afterwards (had P’s mother been married to P’s natural father at the time of P’s birth).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1143">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>“British subject” has any meaning which it had for the purposes of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-independence-legislation">independence legislation</term>
” means an Act of Parliament or any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) forming part of the law in the United Kingdom (whenever passed or made, and whether or not still in force)—
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<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>providing for a country or territory to become independent from the United Kingdom, or</p>
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<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>dealing with nationality, or any other ancillary matters, in connection with a country or territory becoming independent from the United Kingdom;</p>
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</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-p’s-nationality-loss">P’s nationality loss</term>
” means P’s—
</p>
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<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>ceasing to be a British subject or citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (as mentioned in subsection (3)(a)), or</p>
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<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>not becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (as mentioned in subsection (3)(b)).</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e1189">
<num>17G</num>
<heading>Sections 17B to 17F: supplementary provision</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1193">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In sections 17B to 17F and this section, a person’s “natural father” is a person who satisfies the requirements as to proof of paternity that are prescribed in regulations under section 50(9B).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1199">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The power under section 50(9B) to make different provision for different circumstances includes power to make provision for the purposes of any provision of sections 17B to 17F which is different from other provision made under section 50(9B).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1205">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The following provisions apply for the purposes of sections 17B to 17F.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1211">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A reference to a person automatically becoming a citizen of a certain type is a reference to the person becoming a citizen of that type without the need for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1217">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person to be registered as such a citizen by the Secretary of State or any other minister of the Crown;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1223">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the birth of the person to be registered by a diplomatic or consular representative of the United Kingdom; or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1229">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the person to be naturalised as such a citizen.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1235">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>If the mother of a person could not actually have been married to the person’s natural father at the time of the person’s birth (for whatever reason), that fact does not prevent an assumption being made that the couple were married at the time of the birth.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-2-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 25 (meaning of British overseas territories citizen “by descent”), in subsection (1), after paragraph (ca) (as inserted by section 1), insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e1248">
<num>cb</num>
<content>
<p>the person is a British overseas territories citizen by descent by virtue of section 17C(3), 17D(2), 17E(2) or 17F(5); or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-2-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In Part 5 of that Act (miscellaneous and supplementary), in section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), after subsection (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e1263">
<num>2A</num>
<content>
<p>An application for registration of an adult or young person as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17C, so far as the relevant registration provision (as defined in section 17C(2)) is section 15(3), 17(2) or 17(5), must not be granted unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the adult or young person is of good character.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-3" period="#period24">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-94fd8d79ee0d08732f3a8cb6cf4172cb" marker="I3" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<heading>Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality</heading>
<content>
<p>In Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas territories citizenship), after section 17G (as inserted by section 2), insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1283">
<num>17H</num>
<heading>Acquisition by registration: descendants of those born in British Indian Ocean Territory</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1287">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen on an application made under this section if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1293">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
they are a direct descendant of a person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) who was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of P’s birth in the British Indian Ocean Territory or, prior to 8 November 1965, in those islands designated as the British Indian Ocean Territory on that date, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1302">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they have never been a British overseas territories citizen or a British Dependent Territories citizen.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1308">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An application under this section must be made—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1314">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a person aged 18 years or over on the commencement date, before the end of the period of five years beginning with the commencement date;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1320">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a person aged under 18 on the commencement date, or a person who is born before the end of the period of five years beginning with the commencement date, before they reach the age of 23 years.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1326">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (2), “
<term refersTo="#term-the-commencement-date">the commencement date</term>
” means the date on which this section comes into force.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-4" period="#period18">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-45dfeb4ba54e4a6f1d0940934baaba50" marker="I4" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<heading>Sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship</heading>
<subsection eId="section-4-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a4516e0bfdf0205194914ff18ebd6af3" marker="I187" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>Part 1 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British citizenship) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-2" period="#period18">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-b9a2fc41cf936baf62abbc285634a76c" marker="I186" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>After section 4J, insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1361">
<num>4K</num>
<heading>Acquisition by registration: certain British overseas territories citizens</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1365">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is entitled to be registered as a British citizen on an application made under this section if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1371">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they are entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17A, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F or 17H, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1377">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under any of those sections but for the fact that they have already become a British overseas territories citizen under a different provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1383">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1389">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>who is or would be entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen by virtue only of a connection with the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1395">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>who has previously been a British citizen.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1401">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may not register a person as a British citizen on an application under subsection (1)(a) unless the person is also registered as a British overseas territories citizen.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
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</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a4516e0bfdf0205194914ff18ebd6af3" marker="I187" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 14 (meaning of British citizen “by descent”), in subsection (1), after paragraph (da) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e1415">
<num>db</num>
<intro>
<p>the person is a British citizen by virtue of registration under section 4K and is—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1421">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of registration under section 17A, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1427">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a British overseas territories citizen by descent by virtue of section 17C(3), 17D(2), 17E(2) or 17F(5); or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-4-4" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a4516e0bfdf0205194914ff18ebd6af3" marker="I187" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<content>
<p>In Part 5 of that Act (miscellaneous and supplementary), in section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), after subsection (2A) (inserted by section 2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e1443">
<num>2B</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (2C) applies to an application for registration of an adult or young person as a British citizen under section 4K who is, or would have been, entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen under section 17C, so far as the relevant registration provision (as defined in section 17C(2)) is section 15(3), 17(2) or 17(5).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1449">
<num>2C</num>
<content>
<p>The application must not be granted unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the adult or young person is of good character.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-5" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6c0a973a78faf1fb5f3cdd1f7f17c4bf" marker="I5" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-95acce7882d03bf98e7428b1add8f4ce" marker="I135" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<heading>Period for registration of person born outside the British overseas territories</heading>
<subsection eId="section-5-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 17 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by registration: minors)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-5-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2), for “within the period of twelve months from the date of the birth” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“while the person is a minor”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-5-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit subsection (4).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-5-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 41A of that Act (registration: good character requirement), in subsection (2), after “17(1)” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“, (2)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-1-crossheading-british-citizenship" period="#period16">
<heading>British citizenship</heading>
<section eId="section-6" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-34f7778c1789ea8bb1e9a9887219febe" marker="I6" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-d2f89ae923f159b7266edef0c794c478" marker="I136" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<heading>Disapplication of historical registration requirements</heading>
<subsection eId="section-6-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 4C (acquisition by registration: certain persons born before 1983), for subsection (3D) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e1519">
<num>3D</num>
<content>
<p>In determining for the purposes of subsection (3) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-6-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 4I (other person unable to become citizen at commencement), after subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e1532">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(c)(i) whether a person would have been a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, the requirement that a person’s birth was registered at a United Kingdom consulate, as set out in section 5(1)(b) of the British Nationality Act 1948, is to be ignored.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-7" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-07f89411b5d1003775a987e113c40a54" marker="I7" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-4c8a3ab1decaa8e6dbbe99475f75f2d6" marker="I137" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<heading>Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father</heading>
<subsection eId="section-7-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 4E (the general conditions)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-7-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit paragraph (a) (requirement that applicant was born before 1 July 2006);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (c), after “1990” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or under section 35 or 36 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-7-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (c) (but before the “and”) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e1581">
<num>ca</num>
<content>
<p>no person is treated as a parent of P under section 42 or 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 4F (person unable to be registered under other provisions of this Act), in subsection (1)(b), after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e1596">
<num>iiia</num>
<content>
<p>section 4D,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-7-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 41A (registration: requirement to be of good character), in subsection (1A), for “or 3(5)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 3(5) or 4D”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-1-crossheading-powers-of-the-secretary-of-state-relating-to-citizenship-etc" period="#period21">
<heading>Powers of the Secretary of State relating to citizenship etc</heading>
<section eId="section-8" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a13b45df6fc413c603875a46175161a6" marker="I8" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-cecde895c8992ccd512291d8470eecc7" marker="I138" class="commentary I"/>
8
</num>
<heading>Citizenship: registration in special cases</heading>
<subsection eId="section-8-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-8-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After section 4K (as inserted by section 4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1641">
<num>4L</num>
<heading>Acquisition by registration: special circumstances</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1645">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
If an application is made for a person of full age and capacity (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) to be registered as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may cause P to be registered as such a citizen if, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, P would have been, or would have been able to become, a British citizen but for—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1654">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>historical legislative unfairness,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1660">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an act or omission of a public authority, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1666">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>exceptional circumstances relating to P.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1672">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), “
<term refersTo="#term-historical-legislative-unfairness">historical legislative unfairness</term>
” includes circumstances where P would have become, or would not have ceased to be, a British subject, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a British citizen, if an Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) had, for the purposes of determining a person’s nationality status—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1681">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>treated males and females equally,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1687">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>treated children of unmarried couples in the same way as children of married couples, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1693">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>treated children of couples where the mother was married to someone other than the natural father in the same way as children of couples where the mother was married to the natural father.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1699">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1)(b), “
<term refersTo="#term-public-authority">public authority</term>
” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1708">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In considering whether to grant an application under this section, the Secretary of State may take into account whether the applicant is of good character.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-8-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After section 17H (as inserted by section 3), insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e1724">
<num>17I</num>
<heading>Acquisition by registration: special circumstances</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e1728">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
If an application is made for a person of full age and capacity (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen, the Secretary of State may cause P to be registered as such a citizen if, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, P would have been, or would have been able to become, a British overseas territories citizen but for—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1737">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>historical legislative unfairness,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1743">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an act or omission of a public authority, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1749">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>exceptional circumstances relating to P.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1755">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), “
<term refersTo="#term-historical-legislative-unfairness">historical legislative unfairness</term>
” includes circumstances where P would have become, or would not have ceased to be, a British subject, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, a British Dependent Territories Citizen or a British overseas territories citizen, if an Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) had, for the purposes of determining a person’s nationality status—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1764">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>treated males and females equally,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1770">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>treated children of unmarried couples in the same way as children of married couples, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1776">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>treated children of couples where the mother was married to someone other than the natural father in the same way as children of couples where the mother was married to the natural father.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1782">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1)(b), “
<term refersTo="#term-public-authority">public authority</term>
” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1791">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In considering whether to grant an application under this section, the Secretary of State may take into account whether the applicant is of good character.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-9" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6f650ba1ba4935c44c83f697b561e1e5" marker="I9" class="commentary I"/>
9
</num>
<heading>Requirements for naturalisation etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-9-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d74b94d94313a264abdc8f5358cbeca4" marker="I188" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 1 amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to waive the requirement that a person must have been in the United Kingdom or a relevant territory at the start of the relevant period, in relation to an application for citizenship under—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-9-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 4 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by registration: British overseas territories citizens etc),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-9-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 6 of that Act (acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-9-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 18 of that Act (acquisition of British overseas territories citizenship by naturalisation).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-2" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d74b94d94313a264abdc8f5358cbeca4" marker="I188" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 1 also amends the British Nationality Act 1981 to allow the Secretary of State to treat a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain as meeting certain residence requirements in relation to an application for citizenship under those sections.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-05afd47fd1a899b2c2f3a63155788b40" marker="I189" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<intro>
<p>In the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-9-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit sections 39, 40, 41(1) to (3) and 49(2) and (3) (uncommenced provisions relating to requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-9-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in section 41(4), for “that section” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“section 41 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (regulations)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-9-4" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-05afd47fd1a899b2c2f3a63155788b40" marker="I189" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<content>
<p>In the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014, in section 1, omit subsection (4) (amendments to section 39 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-10" period="#period12">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1" marker="I10" class="commentary I"/>
10
</num>
<heading>Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship</heading>
<subsection eId="section-10-1" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1" marker="I10" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-the-1981-act">the 1981 Act</term>
” means the British Nationality Act 1981.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-2" period="#period5">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 40 of the 1981 Act (deprivation of citizenship), after subsection (5) (which requires notice to be given to a person to be deprived of citizenship) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="p00111">
<num>5A</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (5) does not apply if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="p00112">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State does not have the information needed to be able to give notice under that subsection,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1903">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the Secretary of State reasonably considers it necessary, in the interests of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1909">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>national security,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1915">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the investigation or prosecution of organised or serious crime,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1921">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>preventing or reducing a risk to the safety of any person, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1927">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>the relationship between the United Kingdom and another country,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>that notice under that subsection should not be given.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1935">
<num>5B</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection
<a href="#p00111">(5A)</a>
, references to giving notice under subsection (5) are to giving that notice in accordance with such regulations under section 41(1)(e) as for the time being apply.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1944">
<num>5C</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (5D) applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1950">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State has made an order under subsection (2) and, in reliance on subsection (5A), has not given the notice required by subsection (5), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1956">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person in respect of whom the order was made makes contact with the Secretary of State for the Home Department.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1962">
<num>5D</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the person written notice specifying—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1968">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the Secretary of State has made the order,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1974">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the reasons for the order, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1980">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the person’s right of appeal under section 40A(1) or under section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e1986">
<num>5E</num>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 4A makes provision for the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to consider a decision of the Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e1992">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>not to give notice to a person before depriving them of a citizenship status on the grounds mentioned in subsection (2) (deprivation conducive to the public good), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e1998">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>not to give late notice to a person who has been deprived of a citizenship status on those grounds without having been given prior notice.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-3" period="#period5">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 40A of the 1981 Act (appeals against deprivation of citizenship)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-10-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for subsection (1) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e2017">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2023">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>who is given notice under section 40(5) of a decision to make an order in respect of the person under section 40, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2029">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in respect of whom an order under section 40 is made without the person having been given notice under section 40(5) of the decision to make the order,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>may appeal against the decision to the First-tier Tribunal.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-10-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e2044">
<num>2A</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of an order made as described in subsection (1)(b), for the purposes of any rule or other provision limiting the time within which an appeal under this section may be brought, time does not start to run unless and until the person is given notice of the fact that the order has been made (see section 40(5D) and Schedule 4A).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-4" period="#period5">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After Schedule 4 to the 1981 Act insert the Schedule 4A set out in Schedule 2.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-5" period="#period5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/548">S.I. 2003/548</ref>
), in regulation 10 (notice of proposed deprivation of citizenship), omit paragraph (4).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-6" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1" marker="I10" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<content>
<p>A failure to comply with the duty under section 40(5) of the 1981 Act in respect of a pre-commencement deprivation order does not affect, and is to be treated as never having affected, the validity of the order.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-7" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1" marker="I10" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection
<a href="#section-10-6">(6)</a>
, “
<term refersTo="#term-pre-commencement-deprivation-order">pre-commencement deprivation order</term>
” means an order made or purportedly made under section 40 of the 1981 Act before the coming into force of subsections
<a href="#section-10-2">(2)</a>
to
<a href="#section-10-5">(5)</a>
(whether before or after the coming into force of subsection
<a href="#section-10-6">(6)</a>
).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-10-8" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5803d9977aa62c823dfa5e8af8a649a1" marker="I10" class="commentary I"/>
8
</num>
<content>
<p>
A person may appeal against a decision to make an order to which subsection
<a href="#section-10-6">(6)</a>
applies as if notice of the decision had been given to the person under section 40(5) of the 1981 Act on the day on which the order was made or purportedly made.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-1-crossheading-registration-of-stateless-minors" period="#period16">
<heading>Registration of stateless minors</heading>
<section eId="section-11" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8e21be80f0a9ae915d885788f6f1fd2f" marker="I11" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-79bab77b3030df47a7cefbe05fc68bdb" marker="I142" class="commentary I"/>
11
</num>
<heading>Citizenship: stateless minors</heading>
<subsection eId="section-11-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 2 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (provisions for reducing statelessness) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In the heading before paragraph 3, after “Persons” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“aged 18 to 22”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In paragraph 3 (persons born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement), in sub-paragraph (1)(b) after “he” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“had attained the age of eighteen but”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After paragraph 3 insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e2150">
<num>3A</num>
<heading>Minors aged 5 to 17 born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2154">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person born in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory after commencement is entitled, on an application for the person to be registered under this paragraph, to be so registered if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2160">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person is and always has been stateless,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2166">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on the date of the application, the person was a minor,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2172">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the person was in the United Kingdom or a British overseas territory (no matter which) at the beginning of the period of five years ending with that date and (subject to paragraph 6) the number of days on which the person was absent from both the United Kingdom and the British overseas territories in that period does not exceed 450, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2178">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person is unable to acquire another nationality in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2184">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is able to acquire a nationality in accordance with this sub-paragraph if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2190">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the nationality is the same as that of one of the person’s parents,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2196">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person has been entitled to acquire the nationality since birth, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2202">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in all the circumstances, it is reasonable to expect the person (or someone acting on their behalf) to take the steps which would enable the person to acquire the nationality in question.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2208">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of sub-paragraph
<a href="#section-11-2">(2)</a>
(b), a person is not entitled to acquire a nationality if its acquisition is conditional on the exercise of a discretion on the part of the country or territory in question.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2217">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A person entitled to registration under this paragraph—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2223">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is to be registered as a British citizen if, in the period of five years mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the number of days wholly or partly spent by the person in the United Kingdom exceeds the number of days wholly or partly spent by the person in the British overseas territory;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2229">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case, is to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-11-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In paragraph 6 (supplementary), after “paragraph 3” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 3A”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-2" period="#period16">
<num>PART 2</num>
<heading>Asylum</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-treatment-of-refugees-support-for-asylumseekers" period="#period16">
<heading>Treatment of refugees; support for asylum-seekers</heading>
<section eId="section-12" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-412ed7ec1c9688101c043ebfd3051ec2" marker="I12" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-1c5381ab49d82e096ad1adb294955277" marker="I143" class="commentary I"/>
12
</num>
<heading>Differential treatment of refugees</heading>
<subsection eId="section-12-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
a refugee is a Group 1 refugee if they have complied with both of the requirements set out in subsection
<a href="#section-12-2">(2)</a>
and, where applicable, the additional requirement in subsection
<a href="#section-12-3">(3)</a>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise, a refugee is a Group 2 refugee.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The requirements in this subsection are that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they have come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened (in the sense of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they have presented themselves without delay to the authorities.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>Subsections (1) to (3) of section 37 apply in relation to the interpretation of paragraphs (a) and (b) as they apply in relation to the interpretation of those requirements in Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where a refugee has entered or is present in the United Kingdom unlawfully, the additional requirement is that they can show good cause for their unlawful entry or presence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection
<a href="#section-12-3">(3)</a>
, a person’s entry into or presence in the United Kingdom is unlawful if they require leave to enter or remain and do not have it.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may treat Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example in respect of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the length of any period of limited leave to enter or remain which is given to the refugee;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements that the refugee must meet in order to be given indefinite leave to remain;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>whether a condition under section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 (no recourse to public funds) is attached to any period of limited leave to enter or remain that is given to the refugee;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-5-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>whether leave to enter or remain is given to members of the refugee’s family.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may also treat the family members of Group 1 and Group 2 refugees differently, for example in respect of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-12-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether to give the person leave to enter or remain;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the length of any period of limited leave to enter or remain which is given to the person;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the requirements that the person must meet in order to be given indefinite leave to remain;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-12-6-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>whether a condition under section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 (no recourse to public funds) is attached to any period of limited leave to enter or remain that is given to the person.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
But subsection
<a href="#section-12-6">(6)</a>
does not apply to family members who are refugees themselves.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
Immigration rules may include provision for the differential treatment allowed for by subsections
<a href="#section-12-5">(5)</a>
and
<a href="#section-12-6">(6)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-12-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-limited-leave">limited leave</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-indefinite-leave">indefinite leave</term>
” have the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971 (see section 33 of that Act);
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-refugee">refugee</term>
” has the same meaning as in the Refugee Convention.
</p>
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</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-13" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a56dd5183b41a6adb0b69b2f76239345" marker="I13" class="commentary I"/>
13
</num>
<heading>Accommodation for asylum-seekers etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-13-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6c7625041243fa8dd782576eb7a5b88e" marker="I144" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 97 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers: supplemental matters), after subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e2442">
<num>3A</num>
<intro>
<p>When exercising the power under section 95 (support for asylum seekers) or section 4 (accommodation for failed asylum seekers) to provide or arrange for the provision of accommodation, the Secretary of State may decide to provide or arrange for the provision of different types of accommodation to persons supported under those sections on the basis of either or both of the following matters—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2448">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the stage that their claim for asylum has reached, including whether they have been notified that their claim is being considered for a declaration of inadmissibility (see sections 80A and 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2454">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>their previous compliance with any conditions imposed on them under any of the following—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2460">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 95(9) (conditions for support under section 95);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2466">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (conditions of immigration bail);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2472">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>regulations made under section 4(6) (conditions for support under section 4).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (as inserted by subsection (1))—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in the words before paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-13-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
for “section 4 (accommodation for failed asylum seekers)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“section 95A (support for failed asylum seekers)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-13-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
for “persons supported under those sections” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“supported persons”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (a), for “claim for asylum” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“protection claim”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>in paragraph (b)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-13-2-c-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e2530">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>regulations made under section 95A(5) (conditions for support under section 95A);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-13-2-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>at the end insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e2545">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>regulations made under section 30 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (conditions of residence in accommodation centre).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6c7625041243fa8dd782576eb7a5b88e" marker="I144" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 98 of that Act (temporary support for asylum-seekers etc), at the end insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e2559">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (3A) of section 97 applies to the power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accommodation under this section as it applies to the power to do so under section 95.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In section 98A of that Act (temporary support for failed asylum-seekers etc), at the end insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e2572">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (3A) of section 97 applies to the power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accommodation under this section as it applies to the power to do so under section 95A.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In section 17 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (support for destitute asylum-seeker), in subsection (1), at the end insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p>See also section 97(3A) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (decision on type of accommodation for asylum-seekers etc).</p>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 22 of that Act—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-13-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
after “95” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or 98”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
for “(destitute asylum-seeker)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“(support and temporary support for asylum-seekers)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-13-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in the heading, for “s. 95” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“sections 95 and 98”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>After section 22 of that Act, insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e2631">
<num>22A</num>
<heading>Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, sections 95A and 98A</heading>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may provide support under section 95A or 98A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support and temporary support for failed asylum-seekers) by arranging for the provision of accommodation in an accommodation centre.</p>
</content>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In section 24 of that Act (provisional assistance), in subsection (1), at the end insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p>See also section 98(4) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (decision on type of accommodation for asylum-seekers etc).</p>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 25 of that Act (length of stay in accommodation centre), in subsection (4), for “shorter” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“different”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-13-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>In section 27 of that Act (resident of centre), after paragraph (b) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e2663">
<num>ba</num>
<content>
<p>by virtue of section 22A,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-place-of-claim" period="#period16">
<heading>Place of claim</heading>
<section eId="section-14" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a2d2bd2f3533c31f22209b26af554019" marker="I14" class="commentary I"/>
14
</num>
<heading>Requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”</heading>
<subsection eId="section-14-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c088fcbc686915daabb09806776427e1" marker="I145" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>An asylum claim must be made in person at a designated place.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-2" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c088fcbc686915daabb09806776427e1" marker="I145" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<intro>
<p>
A “
<term refersTo="#term-designated-place">designated place</term>
” means any of the following places in the United Kingdom—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a place identified in a notice published by the Secretary of State as an asylum intake unit;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a removal centre (within the meaning of section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a port (within the meaning of section 33 of the Immigration Act 1971);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a place where there is a person present who, for the purposes of the immigration rules, is authorised to accept an asylum claim on behalf of the Secretary of State;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a place to which the claimant has been directed by the Secretary of State or an immigration officer to make the claim;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-14-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>such other place, or a place of such other description, as the Secretary of State may by regulations designate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d21175c365cd333d35d9de6d487c71b8" marker="I146" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In section 18(1)(c) omit “at a place designated by the Secretary of State”.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-5" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d21175c365cd333d35d9de6d487c71b8" marker="I146" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 113(1), in the definition of “asylum claim”, omit “at a place designated by the Secretary of State”.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-6" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c088fcbc686915daabb09806776427e1" marker="I145" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-asylum-claim">asylum claim</term>
” means a claim made in accordance with the immigration rules by a person to the Secretary of State that to remove the person from, or require the person to leave, the United Kingdom would breach the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-7" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c088fcbc686915daabb09806776427e1" marker="I145" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<content>
<p>The reference to the United Kingdom in subsection (2), so far as it has effect for the purposes of paragraph (d) of that subsection, does not include a reference to the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-14-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under subsection (2)(f) are subject to negative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-inadmissibility" period="#period16">
<heading>Inadmissibility</heading>
<section eId="section-15" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-95af86c0c5d57be502379a028fb6df94" marker="I15" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-e9484f4938171e8615febdcf86433e6b" marker="I147" class="commentary I"/>
15
</num>
<heading>Asylum claims by EU nationals: inadmissibility</heading>
<subsection eId="section-15-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>After Part 4 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<part eId="d4e2797">
<num>PART 4A</num>
<heading>Inadmissible asylum claims</heading>
<section eId="d4e2805">
<num>80A</num>
<heading>Asylum claims by EU nationals</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e2809">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State must declare an asylum claim made by a person who is a national of a member State inadmissible.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2815">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>An asylum claim declared inadmissible under subsection (1) cannot be considered under the immigration rules.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2821">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A declaration under subsection (1) that an asylum claim is inadmissible is not a decision to refuse the claim and, accordingly, no right of appeal under section 82(1)(a) (appeal against refusal of protection claim) arises.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00127">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) does not apply if there are exceptional circumstances as a result of which the Secretary of State considers that the claim ought to be considered.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2833">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection
<a href="#p00127">(4)</a>
exceptional circumstances include where the member State of which the claimant is a national—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2842">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is derogating from any of its obligations under the Human Rights Convention, in accordance with Article 15 of the Convention;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2848">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>is the subject of a proposal initiated in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union and—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2854">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the proposal has yet to be determined by the Council of the European Union or (as the case may be) the European Council,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2860">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the Council of the European Union has determined, in accordance with Article 7(1), that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the member State of the values referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2866">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the European Council has determined, in accordance with Article 7(2), the existence of a serious and persistent breach by the member State of the values referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2872">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-asylum-claim">asylum claim</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-the-human-rights-convention">the Human Rights Convention</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-the-refugee-convention">the Refugee Convention</term>
” have the meanings given by section 113;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-rules">immigration rules</term>
” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-treaty-on-european-union">the Treaty on European Union</term>
” means the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7 February 1992 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-15-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (1), in regulation 4(4)(d) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/704">S.I. 2000/704</ref>
) (persons excluded from support), for “under the immigration rules” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“(see section 80A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-16" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-fcc4779a7d8fcb1c5964ca4f97198700" marker="I16" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-f5a3cb442dff3db7ec4fbc84aa1468c1" marker="I148" class="commentary I"/>
16
</num>
<heading>Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State: inadmissibility</heading>
<content>
<p>In Part 4A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (as inserted by section 15), after section 80A insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e2933">
<num>80B</num>
<heading>Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e2937">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may declare an asylum claim made by a person (a “claimant”) who has a connection to a safe third State inadmissible.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2943">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Subject to subsection
<a href="#p00130">(7)</a>
, an asylum claim declared inadmissible under subsection (1) cannot be considered under the immigration rules.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2952">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A declaration under subsection (1) that an asylum claim is inadmissible is not a decision to refuse the claim and, accordingly, no right of appeal under section 82(1)(a) (appeal against refusal of protection claim) arises.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e2958">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of this section, a State is a “
<term refersTo="#term-safe-third-state">safe third State</term>
” in relation to a claimant if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e2967">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the claimant’s life and liberty are not threatened in that State by reason of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2973">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the State is one from which a person will not be sent to another State—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2979">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise than in accordance with the Refugee Convention, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2985">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in contravention of their rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention (freedom from torture or inhuman or degrading treatment), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e2991">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a person may apply to be recognised as a refugee and (if so recognised) receive protection in accordance with the Refugee Convention, in that State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00129">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a claimant has “a connection” to a safe third State if they meet any of conditions 1 to 5 set out in section 80C in relation to the State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3003">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The fact that an asylum claim has been declared inadmissible under subsection (1) by virtue of the claimant’s connection to a particular safe third State does not prevent the Secretary of State from removing the claimant to any other safe third State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00130">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>An asylum claim that has been declared inadmissible under subsection (1) may nevertheless be considered under the immigration rules—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3015">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if the Secretary of State determines that there are exceptional circumstances in the particular case that mean the claim should be considered, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3021">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in such other cases as may be provided for in the immigration rules.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00131">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section and section 80C—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3033">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-asylum-claim">asylum claim</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-human-rights-convention">Human Rights Convention</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-rules">immigration rules</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-the-refugee-convention">the Refugee Convention</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 80A;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3051">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a reference to anything being done in accordance with the Refugee Convention is a reference to the thing being done in accordance with the principles of the Convention, whether or not by a signatory to it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e3060">
<num>80C</num>
<heading>Meaning of “connection” to a safe third State</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e3064">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Condition 1 is that the claimant—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3070">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has been recognised as a refugee in the safe third State, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3076">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>remains able to access protection in accordance with the Refugee Convention in that State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3082">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Condition 2 is that the claimant—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3088">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>has otherwise been granted protection in a safe third State as a result of which the claimant would not be sent from the safe third State to another State—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3094">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise than in accordance with the Refugee Convention, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3100">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in contravention of their rights under Article 3 of the Human Rights Convention, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3106">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>remains able to access that protection in that State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3112">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Condition 3 is that the claimant has made a relevant claim to the safe third State and the claim—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3118">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has not yet been determined, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3124">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has been refused.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3130">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Condition 4 is that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3136">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the claimant was previously present in, and eligible to make a relevant claim to, the safe third State,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3142">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it would have been reasonable to expect them to make such a claim, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3148">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>they failed to do so.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3154">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Condition 5 is that, in the claimant’s particular circumstances, it would have been reasonable to expect them to have made a relevant claim to the safe third State (instead of making a claim in the United Kingdom).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3160">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a “relevant claim” to a safe third State is a claim—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3166">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to be recognised as a refugee in the State for the purposes of the Refugee Convention, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3172">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for protection in the State of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3178">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of this section “
<term refersTo="#term-claimant">claimant</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-safe-third-state">safe third State</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 80B; and see subsection
<a href="#p00131">(8)</a>
of that section.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-17" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-74ad7b1cf37df2e5a39f71342105e922" marker="I17" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-91163ad995f10f6a74be9ab53306a17e" marker="I149" class="commentary I"/>
17
</num>
<heading>Clarification of basis for support where asylum claim inadmissible</heading>
<subsection eId="section-17-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
If paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the Immigration Act 2016, which repeals section 4 of the 1999 Act, is not yet in force on the day this section comes into force, in subsection (2)(b) of that section, after “was rejected” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or declared inadmissible (see sections 80A and 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 94 (interpretation of Part 6: support for asylum-seekers etc), after subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3224">
<num>4A</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of the definitions of “asylum-seeker” and “failed asylum-seeker”, the circumstances in which a claim is determined or rejected include where the claim is declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3230">
<num>4B</num>
<intro>
<p>But if a claim is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3236">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>declared inadmissible under section 80B of that Act, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3242">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the claim ceases to be treated as determined or rejected from the time of the decision to consider the claim.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3250">
<num>4C</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (3), notification of a declaration of inadmissibility under section 80A or 80B of that Act is to be treated as notification of the Secretary of State’s decision on the claim.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In section 18 (asylum-seeker: definition), after subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3269">
<num>1ZA</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (1), the circumstances in which a claim is determined include where the claim is declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3275">
<num>1ZB</num>
<intro>
<p>But if a claim is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3281">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>declared inadmissible under section 80B, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3287">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the claim ceases to be treated as determined from the time of the decision to consider the claim.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 21 (sections 17 to 20: supplementary), in subsection (3)(a), at the end insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or (as the case may be) of the declaration of inadmissibility under section 80A or 80B”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-17-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 (withholding and withdrawal of support: interpretation), after sub-paragraph (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e3311">
<num>2A</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of the definition of “asylum-seeker” in sub-paragraph (1), a claim is also determined if the Secretary of State has notified the claimant that it has been declared inadmissible under section 80A or 80B.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3317">
<num>2B</num>
<intro>
<p>But if a claim is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3323">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>declared inadmissible under section 80B, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3329">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>nevertheless considered by the Secretary of State in accordance subsection (7) of that section,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the claim ceases to be treated as determined from the time of the decision to consider the claim.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-supporting-evidence" class=" prospective">
<heading>Supporting evidence</heading>
<section eId="section-18" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-cadc3416f61abdcf40a2e3bb4dc90838" marker="I18" class="commentary I"/>
18
</num>
<heading>Provision of evidence in support of protection or human rights claim</heading>
<subsection eId="section-18-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may serve an evidence notice on a person who has made a protection claim or a human rights claim.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>An “evidence notice” is a notice requiring the recipient to provide, before the specified date, any evidence in support of the claim.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-18-5">(5)</a>
applies if the recipient of an evidence notice provides the Secretary of State or an immigration officer with evidence in support of the claim on or after the specified date.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (5) also applies if the recipient of an evidence notice provides the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in section 22(9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission with evidence in support of the claim where the evidence—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-18-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>should have been provided in response to the evidence notice but was not, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-18-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is provided on or after the specified date.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the evidence before the specified date (and see section 26 of this Act and section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-18-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-specified-date">specified date</term>
” means the date specified in an evidence notice.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-19" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-571b94fd80820d9f32f149d99098c5a0" marker="I19" class="commentary I"/>
19
</num>
<heading>Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant’s credibility</heading>
<subsection eId="section-19-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (claimant’s credibility) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to
<a href="#section-19-6">(6)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3426">
<num>1A</num>
<intro>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that, where the deciding authority is the First-tier Tribunal, it must include, as part of its reasons for a decision that disposes of proceedings, a statement explaining—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3432">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether it considers that the claimant has engaged in behaviour to which this section applies, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3438">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if it considers that the claimant has engaged in such behaviour, how it has taken account of the behaviour in making its decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3444">
<num>1B</num>
<content>
<p>Rules under section 5 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (SIAC procedure rules) must secure that, where the deciding authority is the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, it must include, as part of its reasons for a decision that determines proceedings, a statement explaining the matters mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) and (b).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3457">
<num>3A</num>
<content>
<p>This section also applies to any relevant behaviour by the claimant that the deciding authority thinks is not in good faith.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3463">
<num>3B</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection (3A) “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-behaviour">relevant behaviour</term>
” means behaviour—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3472">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in connection with the asylum claim or human rights claim in question or (in the case of an appeal relating to such a claim) the appeal in question,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3478">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any dealings with a person exercising immigration and nationality functions, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3484">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>in connection with—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3490">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a claim made, or civil proceedings brought, under any provision of immigration legislation, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3496">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>judicial review proceedings, or (in Scotland) an application to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session, relating to a decision taken by a person in exercise of immigration and nationality functions.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (6) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3509">
<num>6A</num>
<content>
<p>This section also applies to the late provision by the claimant of evidence in relation to the asylum claim or human rights claim in question, unless there are good reasons why the evidence was provided late.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e3515">
<num>6B</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (6A), evidence is provided “late” by the claimant if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3521">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided pursuant to an evidence notice served on the claimant under section 18(1) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3527">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided on or after the date specified in the notice.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In subsection (7), at the appropriate places insert—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-immigration-and-nationality-functions">immigration and nationality functions</term>
” means functions exercisable by virtue of—
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<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>the Immigration Acts (but see subsection (9B)), or</p>
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<num>b</num>
<p>the Nationality Acts;</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-immigration-legislation">immigration legislation</term>
” means—
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<num>a</num>
<p>the Immigration Acts,</p>
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<num>b</num>
<p>the Nationality Acts, and</p>
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<num>c</num>
<p>rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 (general immigration rules);</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-nationality-acts">Nationality Acts</term>
” means—
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<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>the British Nationality Act 1981,</p>
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<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>the Hong Kong Act 1985,</p>
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<item>
<num>c</num>
<p>the Hong Kong (War Wives and Widows) Act 1996, and</p>
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<num>d</num>
<p>the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997;</p>
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (9A) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e3618">
<num>9B</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph (a) of the definition of “immigration and nationality functions” in subsection (7), the reference to the Immigration Acts does not include a reference to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e3624">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>sections 28A to 28K of the Immigration Act 1971 (powers of arrest, entry and search, etc), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e3630">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 14 of this Act (power of arrest).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-19-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The amendments made by this section apply in relation to a determination mentioned in section 8(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 only where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-19-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the asylum claim or human rights claim to which the determination relates was made, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-19-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if the determination is made in appeal proceedings, the appeal was brought,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>on or after the day on which this section comes into force.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
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<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-priority-removal-notices" class=" prospective">
<heading>Priority removal notices</heading>
<section eId="section-20" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-087a6c33c54901f17324c7b75c295e7e" marker="I20" class="commentary I"/>
20
</num>
<heading>Priority removal notices</heading>
<subsection eId="section-20-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may serve a person who is liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom with a priority removal notice.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person who receives such a notice is referred to in this section as the “PRN recipient”.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A priority removal notice is a notice—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-20-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>requiring the PRN recipient to provide to the Secretary of State (and any other competent authority specified in the notice)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-20-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a statement setting out the matters described in section 120(2)(a) to (c) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (reasons and grounds for application etc),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-20-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
any relevant status information (within the meaning given by section 58
<a href="#section-58-3">(3)</a>
), and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-20-3-a-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>any evidence in support of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>setting out the date (the “PRN cut-off date”) before which the PRN recipient must comply with that requirement.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
The requirement in subsection
<a href="#section-20-3-a">(3)(a)</a>
does not apply in relation to anything that the PRN recipient has previously provided to the Secretary of State or any other competent authority.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-20-7">(7)</a>
applies if the PRN recipient provides the Secretary of State or any other competent authority with any statement, information or evidence mentioned in subsection
<a href="#section-20-3-a">(3)(a)</a>
on or after the PRN cut-off date.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (7) also applies if the PRN recipient provides the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in section 22(9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission with any statement, information or evidence mentioned in subsection (3)(a) that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-20-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>should have been provided in response to the priority removal notice but was not, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The PRN recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the statement, information or evidence before the PRN cut-off date (and see sections 22 and 26).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a person is “liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom” if they are liable to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-20-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>removal under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-20-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>deportation under section 3(5) or (6) of the Immigration Act 1971 (deportation of foreign nationals where conducive to the public good or on conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment etc).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-20-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-competent-authority">competent authority</term>
” has the same meaning as in Part 5 (see section 69).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-21" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-b21fa99d8cc85bf980339a4bfb338cd1" marker="I21" class="commentary I"/>
21
</num>
<heading>Priority removal notices: supplementary</heading>
<subsection eId="section-21-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A priority removal notice remains in force until the end of the period of 12 months beginning with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the PRN cut-off date, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if later, the day on which any appeal rights of the PRN recipient in respect of a relevant claim are exhausted.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
See section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (the “
<term refersTo="#term-2002-act">2002 Act</term>
”) for the consequences of a priority removal notice being in force.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-claim">relevant claim</term>
” means a protection claim or a human rights claim brought by the PRN recipient while the priority removal notice is in force.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection
<a href="#section-21-1">(1)</a>
, the PRN recipient’s appeal rights in respect of a claim are exhausted at the time when—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the PRN recipient’s claim has been determined,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the PRN recipient could not bring an appeal in respect of the claim under section 82 of the 2002 Act (ignoring any possibility of an appeal out of time with permission), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>no appeal brought by the PRN recipient is pending within the meaning of section 104 of that Act.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A priority removal notice remains in force until the end of the period mentioned in subsection (1) even if the PRN recipient ceases to be liable to removal or deportation from the United Kingdom during that period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
A priority removal notice may not be served on a person in relation to whom such a notice is already in force (but this does not prevent a further notice from being served once the previous notice ceases to be in force as mentioned in subsection
<a href="#section-21-1">(1)</a>
).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-21-7">(7)</a>
applies if the PRN recipient has previously been served with—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-21-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an evidence notice under section 18,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a slavery or trafficking information notice under section 58, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-21-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a notice under section 120 of the 2002 Act (requirement to provide reasons and grounds).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The previous notice ceases to have effect on the service of the priority removal notice.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-21-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Expressions used in this section that are defined for the purposes of section 20 have the same meaning in this section as in that section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-22" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-84b07038fe3fbecf94e9576287687e72" marker="I22" class="commentary I"/>
22
</num>
<heading>Late compliance with priority removal notice: damage to credibility</heading>
<subsection eId="section-22-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a PRN recipient provided material in response to the priority removal notice served on them,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the material was provided late, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a relevant decision is being made.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This section also applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a PRN recipient provided material to the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (9)) or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the material should have been provided in response to the priority removal notice served on the PRN recipient but was not,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the material was provided late, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a relevant decision is being made.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A “relevant decision” is being made if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a protection claim or a human rights claim made by the PRN recipient is being considered, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a competent authority is making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the PRN recipient (decisions concerning status as victim of slavery or human trafficking).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In determining whether to believe a statement made by or on behalf of the PRN recipient, a deciding authority must take account, as damaging the PRN recipient’s credibility, of the late provision of the material, unless there are good reasons why it was provided late.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that, where the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal (when acting in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (9)) is making a decision that disposes of proceedings, it must include, as part of its reasons for the decision, a statement explaining—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether it considers that this section applies, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if it considers that this section does apply, how, in making its decision, it has taken account of the fact that the PRN recipient provided the material late.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Rules under section 5 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (SIAC procedure rules) must secure that, where the Special Immigration Appeals Commission is making a decision that determines proceedings, it must include, as part of its reasons for the decision, a statement explaining the matters mentioned in subsection (5)(a) and (b).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section, material is provided “late” by the PRN recipient if it is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (4) “deciding authority”—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in relation to a decision mentioned in subsection (3)(a) means—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-8-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-8-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an immigration officer,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-8-a-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the First-tier Tribunal,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-8-a-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>the Upper Tribunal in the circumstances described in subsection (9), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-8-a-v">
<num>v</num>
<content>
<p>the Special Immigration Appeals Commission;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in relation to a decision mentioned in subsection (3)(b), means the competent authority.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-9">
<num>9</num>
<intro>
<p>The circumstances are when the Upper Tribunal is acting—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-22-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>under section 12(2)(b)(ii) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Upper Tribunal re-making First-tier Tribunal decision on finding of error of law), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-22-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-9-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-22-9-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 that involves a protection claim or a human rights claim.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-competent-authority">competent authority</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-conclusive-grounds-decision">conclusive grounds decision</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-reasonable-grounds-decision">reasonable grounds decision</term>
” have the same meanings as in Part 5;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-priority-removal-notice">priority removal notice</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-prn-cut-off-date">PRN cut-off date</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-prn-recipient">PRN recipient</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-status-information">relevant status information</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 20.
</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-22-11">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>Section 26 makes further provision about the effect of a PRN recipient providing evidence late.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-23" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0f52f51283b38495f51243b6b270207b" marker="I23" class="commentary I"/>
23
</num>
<heading>Priority removal notices: expedited appeals</heading>
<subsection eId="section-23-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>After section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e4166">
<num>82A</num>
<heading>Expedited appeal to Upper Tribunal in certain cases</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e4170">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where —</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4176">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
a person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) has been served with a priority removal notice,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4185">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>P has made a protection claim or a human rights claim on or after the PRN cut-off date but while the priority removal notice is still in force, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4191">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>P has a right under section 82(1) to bring an appeal from within the United Kingdom (see section 92) in relation to the claim.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00154">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State must certify P’s right of appeal under this section, unless satisfied that there were good reasons for P making the claim on or after the PRN cut-off date (and P’s right of appeal may not be certified if the Secretary of State is satisfied that there were good reasons).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00155">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
If certified under this section, P’s right of appeal under section 82(1) is to the Upper Tribunal instead of the First-tier Tribunal (and any appeal brought pursuant to such a right is referred to in this section as an “
<term refersTo="#term-expedited-appeal">expedited appeal</term>
”).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e4212">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision with a view to securing that expedited appeals are brought and determined more quickly than an appeal under section 82(1) would, in the normal course of events, be brought and determined by the First-tier Tribunal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00156">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in the case of a particular expedited appeal, order that the appeal is to be continued as an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to that Tribunal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e4224">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-priority-removal-notice">priority removal notice</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-prn-cut-off-date">PRN cut-off date</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
</p>
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</subsection>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 13(8) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (decisions excluded from right to appeal to the Court of Appeal), after paragraph (b) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e4243">
<num>bza</num>
<content>
<p>any decision of the Upper Tribunal on an expedited appeal within the meaning given by section 82A(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (expedited appeal against refusal of protection claim or human rights claim),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-23-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 3 makes amendments consequential on this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-24" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8d7e9632456d40083b4aa31b6c6ed2ba" marker="I24" class="commentary I"/>
24
</num>
<heading>Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals</heading>
<subsection eId="section-24-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section, an “expedited section 82 appeal” is an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (expedited appeals for claims brought on or after PRN cut-off date).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a “related appeal” is an appeal under any of the following—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals in respect of protection and human rights claims), other than one which is an expedited section 82 appeal;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981 (appeal against deprivation of citizenship);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/61">S.I. 2020/61</ref>
) (appeal rights in respect of EU citizens’ rights immigration decisions etc);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052">S.I. 2016/1052</ref>
) (appeals against EEA decisions) as it continues to have effect following its revocation.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If a person brings an expedited section 82 appeal at a time when a related appeal brought by that person is pending before the First-tier Tribunal, the related appeal is, from that time, to be continued as an appeal to the Upper Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to the Upper Tribunal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If an expedited section 82 appeal brought by a person is pending, any right that the person would otherwise have to bring a related appeal to the First-tier Tribunal is instead a right to bring it to the Upper Tribunal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
A related appeal within subsection
<a href="#section-24-3">(3)</a>
or brought to the Upper Tribunal as mentioned in
<a href="#section-24-4">(4)</a>
is referred to in this section as an “
<term refersTo="#term-expedited-related-appeal">expedited related appeal</term>
”.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision with a view to securing that the Upper Tribunal consolidates an expedited related appeal and the expedited section 82 appeal concerned or hears them together (and see section 82A(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in the case of a particular expedited related appeal, order that the appeal is to be continued as an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and accordingly is to be transferred to that Tribunal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, an appeal is “pending”—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-24-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an appeal under section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (including an expedited section 82 appeal), if it is pending within the meaning of section 104 of that Act;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in the case of an appeal under section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981, during the period—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-24-8-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>beginning when it is instituted, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-24-8-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>ending when it is finally determined or withdrawn;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-8-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an appeal under the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, if it is pending within the meaning of regulation 13 of those Regulations;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-24-8-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an appeal under the regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, if it is pending within the meaning of Part 6 of those Regulations (see regulation 35).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-24-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>In section 13(8) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (decisions excluded from right to appeal to the Court of Appeal), after paragraph (bza) (inserted by section 22) insert—</p>
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<paragraph eId="d4e4395">
<num>bzb</num>
<content>
<p>any decision of the Upper Tribunal on an expedited related appeal within the meaning given by section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (expedited appeals against refusal of protection claim or human rights claim: joining of related appeals),</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-25" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c924cfa551a937963f57b684608e9ebb" marker="I25" class="commentary I"/>
25
</num>
<heading>Civil legal services for recipients of priority removal notices</heading>
<subsection eId="section-25-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services), after paragraph 31 (immigration: accommodation for asylum-seekers etc) insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e4421">
<num>31ZA</num>
<heading>Immigration: recipients of priority removal notices</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4425">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Civil legal services provided, to an individual who has received a priority removal notice, in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4431">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the priority removal notice;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4437">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the individual’s immigration status;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4443">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the lawfulness of the individual’s removal from the United Kingdom;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4449">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>immigration detention of the kinds mentioned in paragraph 25(1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<hcontainer name="P2group" eId="d4e4455">
<heading>Condition applying to services described in sub-paragraph (1): overall time limit</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4458">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Civil legal services described in sub-paragraph (1) may be provided for up to (but no more than) 7 hours.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4464">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If a person who has been provided with civil legal services described in sub-paragraph (1) subsequently receives a further priority removal notice, sub-paragraph (2) applies again (so that time spent in providing services following receipt of the earlier notice does not count towards the new limit).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</hcontainer>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4473">
<num>4</num>
<heading>General exclusions</heading>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4482">
<num>5</num>
<heading>Specific exclusions</heading>
<intro>
<p>The services described in sub-paragraph (1) do not include—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4488">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4494">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State with a view to reaching a decision on a claim in respect of the rights mentioned in paragraph 30(1), except where regulations provide otherwise;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4500">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4506">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>services provided in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4512">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>any private law rights the individual may have (such as rights under employment law or the law of tort), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4518">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>any claim for damages in relation to unlawful detention.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e4527">
<num>6</num>
<heading>Definition</heading>
<content>
<p>
In this paragraph “
<term refersTo="#term-priority-removal-notice">priority removal notice</term>
” means a notice under section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
</p>
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</subparagraph>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 9 of that Act (civil legal aid: general cases), after subsection (2) insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e4543">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The powers conferred by subsection (2)(b) include power to amend paragraph 31ZA of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices) so as to alter the time limit applicable to the provision of services described in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph (whether generally or in specified cases or circumstances).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e4549">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision as to the operation of any overall time limit applicable to the provision of services described in paragraph 31ZA(1), including in particular—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e4555">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>provision for determining the time available (not exceeding the overall time limit) for the provision of such services in any individual’s case, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e4561">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>provision as to the use that may, or must, be made of some or all of the time available.</p>
</content>
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</quotedStructure>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In regulation 11(9) of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/104">S.I. 2013/104</ref>
) (qualifying for civil legal services: cases in which merits criteria do not apply), at the end insert
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<subparagraph eId="d4e4579">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>in relation to any matter described in paragraph 31ZA of Schedule 1 to the Act (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-25-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In regulation 5(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/480">S.I. 2013/480</ref>
) (exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (ka) and, after paragraph (l), insert—
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<subparagraph eId="d4e4595">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>civil legal services described in paragraph 31ZA of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (immigration: recipients of priority removal notices).</p>
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<heading>Late evidence</heading>
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<num>
<noteRef href="#key-29fbeeba7a1548ef5c73f3c03782c26e" marker="I26" class="commentary I"/>
26
</num>
<heading>Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight</heading>
<subsection eId="section-26-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>evidence is provided late by a claimant in relation to an asylum claim or a human rights claim, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the evidence falls to be considered by a deciding authority for the purpose of determining—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the claim, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>where a decision in respect of the claim is the subject of a relevant appeal, the appeal.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Unless there are good reasons why the evidence was provided late, the deciding authority must, in considering it, have regard to the principle that minimal weight should be given to the evidence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), evidence is provided “late” by a claimant if it is within subsection
<a href="#section-26-4">(4)</a>
or
<a href="#section-26-5">(5)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Evidence is within this subsection if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided pursuant to an evidence notice served on the claimant under section 18(1), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided on or after the date specified in the notice.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Evidence is within this subsection if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided pursuant to a priority removal notice served on the claimant under section 20 in support of the matters mentioned in subsection (3)(a)(i) of that section (reasons and grounds for application), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is provided on or after the PRN cut-off date.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The reference in subsection (1)(b)(i) to determining a claim includes a reference to determining—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether to certify the claim under section 94(1) of the 2002 Act (unfounded claims);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>whether to accept or reject further submissions made by the claimant for the purposes of the immigration rules.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-7">
<num>7</num>
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<p>In this section—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-asylum-claim">asylum claim</term>
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<num>a</num>
<p>section 82 of the 2002 Act, or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>section 2 of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-26-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>The circumstances are when the Upper Tribunal is acting—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-26-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>under section 12(2)(b)(ii) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Upper Tribunal re-making First-tier Tribunal decision on finding of error of law), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-26-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-8-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-26-8-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 that involves an asylum claim or a human rights claim.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-appeals" period="#period16">
<heading>Appeals</heading>
<section eId="section-27" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-f3270a749f3753cace3755a9e87b1cb0" marker="I27" class="commentary I"/>
27
</num>
<heading>Accelerated detained appeals</heading>
<subsection eId="section-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-accelerated-detained-appeal">accelerated detained appeal</term>
” means a relevant appeal (see subsection
<a href="#section-27-6">(6)</a>
) brought—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>by a person who—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-1-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
was detained under a relevant detention provision (see subsection
<a href="#section-27-7">(7)</a>
) at the time at which they were given notice of the decision which is the subject of the appeal, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-1-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>remains in detention under a relevant detention provision, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>against a decision that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>is of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-27-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>when made, was certified by the Secretary of State under this section.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may only certify a decision under this section if the Secretary of State considers that any relevant appeal brought in relation to the decision would likely be disposed of expeditiously.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the following time limits apply in relation to an accelerated detained appeal—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any notice of appeal must be given to the First-tier Tribunal not later than 5 working days after the date on which the appellant was given notice of the decision against which the appeal is brought;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the First-tier Tribunal must make a decision on the appeal, and give notice of that decision to the parties, not later than 25 working days after the date on which the appellant gave notice of appeal to the tribunal;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any application (whether to the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal) for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal must be determined by the tribunal concerned not later than 20 working days after the date on which the applicant was given notice of the First-tier Tribunal’s decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A relevant appeal ceases to be an accelerated detained appeal on the appellant being released from detention under any relevant detention provision.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must secure that the First-tier Tribunal or (as the case may be) the Upper Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is the only way to secure that justice is done in a particular case, order that a relevant appeal is to cease to be an accelerated detained appeal.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a “relevant appeal” is an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under any of the following—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals in respect of protection and human rights claims);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 40A of the British Nationality Act 1981 (appeal against deprivation of citizenship);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/61">S.I. 2020/61</ref>
) (appeal rights in respect of EU citizens’ rights immigration decisions etc);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-6-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
regulation 36 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052">S.I. 2016/1052</ref>
) (appeals against EEA decisions) as it continues to have effect following its revocation.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, a “relevant detention provision” is any of the following—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 16(1), (1A) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (detention of persons liable to examination or removal);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 2(1), (2) or (3) of Schedule 3 to that Act (detention pending deportation);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-7-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (detention of persons liable to examination or removal);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-7-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>section 36(1) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (detention pending deportation).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-working-day">working day</term>
” means any day except—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-27-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or 26 to 31 December, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-27-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any day that is a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where the appellant concerned is detained.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-27-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-28" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-ecb80ceb16b19c6bb04b511a5d3aaa3c" marker="I190" class="commentary I"/>
28
</num>
<heading>Claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal</heading>
<subsection eId="section-28-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 92 (place from which an appeal may be brought or continued)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in each of subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), for “94(1) or (7) (claim clearly unfounded or removal to a safe third country)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“94(7) (removal to a safe country)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in each of subsections (6) and (8), for “94(1) or (7)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“94(7)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 94 (appeal from within the United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or protection claim)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-28-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e5064">
<num>3A</num>
<content>
<p>A person may not bring an appeal under section 82 against a decision if the claim to which the decision relates has been certified under subsection (1).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (4), for “Those States” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“The States”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-28-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
for the heading substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“Certification of human rights or protection claims as unfounded or removal to safe country”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-28-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a protection claim or human rights claim that was certified by the Secretary of State under section 94(1) before the coming into force of this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-removal-to-safe-third-country" period="#period16">
<heading>Removal to safe third country</heading>
<section eId="section-29" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-90087907b442826eb98e5e457da1fd97" marker="I191" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-0bf298094e094b9ad7a3512ab33fc8ea" marker="I150" class="commentary I"/>
29
</num>
<heading>Removal of asylum seeker to safe country</heading>
<intro>
<p>Schedule 4 makes amendments to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-29-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (no removal while claim for asylum pending), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-29-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (removal of asylum seeker to safe country).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-interpretation-of-refugee-convention" period="#period16">
<heading>Interpretation of Refugee Convention</heading>
<section eId="section-30" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
30
</num>
<heading>Refugee Convention: general</heading>
<subsection eId="section-30-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<intro>
<p>The following sections apply for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether a person (referred to in those sections as an “asylum seeker”) is a refugee within the meaning of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-30-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 31 (persecution);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 32 (well-founded fear);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 33 (reasons for persecution);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>section 34 (protection from persecution);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-30-1-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>section 35 (internal relocation).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-2" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>Section 36 applies for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether the provisions of the Refugee Convention do not apply to a person as a result of Article 1(F) of that Convention (disapplication of Convention to serious criminals etc).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-3ba75c37a76f75108be117230a586f22" marker="I155" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>Section 37 applies for the purposes of the determination by any person, court or tribunal whether Article 31(1) of the Refugee Convention (immunity from certain penalties) applies in relation to a person who is a refugee within the meaning of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-4" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-276fae789a286d0cddcea151a8615a3a" marker="C1" class="commentary C"/>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<content>
<p>
The Refugee or Person in Need of International Protection (Qualification) Regulations 2006 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/2525">S.I. 2006/2525</ref>
) are revoked.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-5" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<content>
<p>Subsections (1) and (2), and sections 31 to 36, apply only in relation to a determination relating to a claim for asylum where the claim was made on or after the day on which this section comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-30-6" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2da7796b9c4dd8841434858e4aaa4b56" marker="I131" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (5), a claim for asylum includes a claim, in any form or to any person, which falls to be determined as mentioned in subsection (1).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-31" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8eb1773d25231f43f53a11e4b50a6eb9" marker="I192" class="commentary I"/>
31
</num>
<heading>Article 1(A)(2): persecution</heading>
<subsection eId="section-31-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention, persecution can be committed by any of the following (referred to in this Part as “
<term refersTo="#term-actors-of-persecution">actors of persecution</term>
”)—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the State,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any party or organisation controlling the State or a substantial part of the territory of the State, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any non-State actor, if it can be demonstrated that the actors mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b), including any international organisation, are unable or unwilling to provide reasonable protection against persecution.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of that Article, the persecution must be—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>sufficiently serious by its nature or repetition as to constitute a severe violation of a basic human right, in particular a right from which derogation cannot be made under Article 15 of the Human Rights Convention, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an accumulation of various measures, including a violation of a human right, which is sufficiently severe as to affect an individual in a similar manner as specified in paragraph (a).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-31-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The persecution may, for example, take the form of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an act of physical or mental violence, including an act of sexual violence;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a legal, administrative, police or judicial measure which in itself is discriminatory or which is implemented in a discriminatory manner;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>prosecution or punishment which is disproportionate or discriminatory;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>denial of judicial redress resulting in a disproportionate or discriminatory punishment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-31-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>prosecution or punishment for refusal to perform military service in a conflict, where performing military service would include crimes or acts as described in Article 1(F) of the Refugee Convention (on which, see section 36).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-32" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d255cb5bdacf1db5e3b5c4b97a370b72" marker="I193" class="commentary I"/>
32
</num>
<heading>Article 1(A)(2): well-founded fear</heading>
<subsection eId="section-32-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In deciding for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention whether an asylum seeker’s fear of persecution is well-founded, the following approach is to be taken.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The decision-maker must first determine, on the balance of probabilities—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether the asylum seeker has a characteristic which could cause them to fear persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion (or has such a characteristic attributed to them by an actor of persecution), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>whether the asylum seeker does in fact fear such persecution in their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence) as a result of that characteristic.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>(See also section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (asylum claims etc: behaviour damaging to claimant’s credibility).)</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (4) applies if the decision-maker finds that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the asylum seeker has a characteristic mentioned in subsection (2)(a) (or has such a characteristic attributed to them), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the asylum seeker fears persecution as mentioned in subsection (2)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The decision-maker must determine whether there is a reasonable likelihood that, if the asylum seeker were returned to their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-32-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they would be persecuted as a result of the characteristic mentioned in subsection (2)(a), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-32-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they would not be protected as mentioned in section 34.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-32-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The determination under subsection (4) must also include a consideration of the matter mentioned in section 35 (internal relocation).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-33" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-442e7fab9642fe47008df1aefde3828d" marker="I194" class="commentary I"/>
33
</num>
<heading>Article 1(A)(2): reasons for persecution</heading>
<subsection eId="section-33-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the concept of race may include consideration of matters such as a person’s colour, descent or membership of a particular ethnic group;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the concept of religion may include consideration of matters such as—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-33-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the holding of theistic, non-theistic or atheistic beliefs,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-33-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the participation in formal worship in private or public, either alone or in community with others, or the abstention from such worship,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-33-1-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>other religious acts or expressions of view, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-33-1-b-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>forms of personal or communal conduct based on or mandated by any religious belief;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the concept of nationality is not confined to citizenship (or lack of citizenship) but may include consideration of matters such as membership of a group determined by its cultural, ethnic or linguistic identity, common geographical or political origins or its relationship with the population of another State;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the concept of political opinion includes the holding of an opinion, thought or belief on a matter related to a potential actor of persecution and to its policies or methods, whether or not the person holding that opinion, thought or belief has acted upon it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A group forms a particular social group for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention only if it meets both of the following conditions.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The first condition is that members of the group share—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-33-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an innate characteristic,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a common background that cannot be changed, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-33-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a characteristic or belief that is so fundamental to identity or conscience that a person should not be forced to renounce it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The second condition is that the group has a distinct identity in the relevant country because it is perceived as being different by the surrounding society.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-33-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A particular social group may include a group based on a common characteristic of sexual orientation, but for these purposes sexual orientation does not include acts that are criminal in any part of the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-34" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a9e81a1b16edcd0d315d2b256aa7b930" marker="I195" class="commentary I"/>
34
</num>
<heading>Article 1(A)(2): protection from persecution</heading>
<subsection eId="section-34-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention, protection from persecution can be provided by—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the State, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any party or organisation, including any international organisation, controlling the State or a substantial part of the territory of the State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-34-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An asylum seeker is to be taken to be able to avail themselves of protection from persecution if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-34-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the State, party or organisation mentioned in subsection (1) takes reasonable steps to prevent the persecution by operating an effective legal system for the detection, prosecution and punishment of acts constituting persecution, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-34-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the asylum seeker is able to access the protection.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-35" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-f9f1d7fbfe617ba4b37a388ead275795" marker="I196" class="commentary I"/>
35
</num>
<heading>Article 1(A)(2): internal relocation</heading>
<subsection eId="section-35-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>An asylum seeker is not to be taken to be a refugee for the purposes of Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-35-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they would not have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in a part of their country of nationality (or in a case where they do not have a nationality, the country of their former habitual residence), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they can reasonably be expected to travel to and remain in that part of the country.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-35-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In considering whether an asylum seeker can reasonably be expected to travel to and remain in a part of a country, a decision-maker—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-35-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>must have regard to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-35-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the general circumstances prevailing in that part of the country, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-35-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the personal circumstances of the asylum seeker;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-35-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>must disregard any technical obstacles relating to travel to that part of that country.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-36" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-afd49a676f4e810036b55570760a36b5" marker="I197" class="commentary I"/>
36
</num>
<heading>Article 1(F): disapplication of Convention in case of serious crime etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-36-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A person has committed a crime for the purposes of Article 1(F)(a) or (b) of the Refugee Convention if they have instigated or otherwise participated in the commission of the crimes specified in those provisions.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In Article 1(F)(b), the reference to a serious non-political crime includes a particularly cruel action, even if it is committed with an allegedly political objective.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In that Article, the reference to a crime being committed by a person outside the country of refuge prior to their admission to that country as a refugee includes a crime committed by that person at any time up to and including the day on which they are issued with a relevant biometric immigration document by the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-36-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (3), a relevant biometric immigration document is a document that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>records biometric information (as defined in section 15(1A) of the UK Borders Act 2007), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-36-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is evidence of leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted to a person as a result of their refugee status.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-37" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d2b3050696ee41970a6aa9927fa10272" marker="I28" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-c6118f909c05a5163d2e6fd8f8fb0e56" marker="I156" class="commentary I"/>
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</num>
<heading>Article 31(1): immunity from penalties</heading>
<subsection eId="section-37-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A refugee is not to be taken to have come to the United Kingdom directly from a country where their life or freedom was threatened if, in coming from that country, they stopped in another country outside the United Kingdom, unless they can show that they could not reasonably be expected to have sought protection under the Refugee Convention in that country.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A refugee is not to be taken to have presented themselves without delay to the authorities unless—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were outside the United Kingdom, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after their arrival in the United Kingdom;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were in the United Kingdom—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-37-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>if their presence in the United Kingdom was lawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum before the time when their presence in the United Kingdom became unlawful;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-37-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>if their presence in the United Kingdom was unlawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after they became aware of their need for protection under the Refugee Convention.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), a person’s presence in the United Kingdom is unlawful if they require leave to enter or remain and do not have it.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A penalty is not to be taken as having been imposed on account of a refugee’s illegal entry or presence in the United Kingdom where the penalty relates to anything done by the refugee in the course of an attempt to leave the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (defences based on Art.31(1) of the Refugee Convention)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-37-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2), for “have expected to be given” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“be expected to have sought”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-37-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e5702">
<num>4A</num>
<content>
<p>But this section does not apply to an offence committed by a refugee in the course of an attempt to leave the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-37-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-claim-for-asylum">claim for asylum</term>
” means a claim that it would be contrary to the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention for the claimant to be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-country">country</term>
” includes any territory;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-refugee">refugee</term>
” has the same meaning as in the Refugee Convention.
</p>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-38" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-533d59d78357b9e3602bcfbd1c369e0c" marker="I198" class="commentary I"/>
38
</num>
<heading>Article 33(2): particularly serious crime</heading>
<subsection eId="section-38-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 72 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (serious criminal) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1), for “protection” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“prohibition of expulsion or return”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (2)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in the words before paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-38-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-38-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (b), for “two years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (3)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in the words before paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-38-4-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-38-4-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (b), for “two years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (c), for “two years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (4), in the words before paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for “shall be presumed to have been” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (5) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e5868">
<num>5A</num>
<content>
<p>A person convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime (whether within or outside the United Kingdom) is to be presumed to constitute a danger to the community of the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (6), for “(2), (3) or (4)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“(5A)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (7), for “(2), (3) or (4)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“(5A)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (8), for “mentioned in subsection (6)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“under subsection (5A)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (9)(b), for “presumptions under subsection (2), (3) or (4) apply” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a presumption under subsection (5A) applies”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-11">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (10)(b), for “presumptions under subsections (2), (3) or (4) apply” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a presumption under subsection (5A) applies”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-12">
<num>12</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (11)(b)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-38-12-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in the opening words, for “two years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-12-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (ia), for “two years”, in both places it occurs, substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-38-12-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (iii), for “two years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“12 months”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-38-13">
<num>13</num>
<content>
<p>The amendments made by this section apply only in relation to a person convicted on or after the date on which this section comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-2-crossheading-interpretation" period="#period16">
<heading>Interpretation</heading>
<section eId="section-39" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5ec57e0024bf1b891cfe98c97b1bb892" marker="I199" class="commentary I"/>
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</num>
<heading>Interpretation of Part 2</heading>
<content>
<p>In this Part—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-human-rights-claim">human rights claim</term>
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</item>
<item>
<p>
the “
<term refersTo="#term-human-rights-convention">Human Rights Convention</term>
” means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;
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</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-officer">immigration officer</term>
” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;
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</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-rules">immigration rules</term>
” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;
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<item>
<p>
the “
<term refersTo="#term-refugee-convention">Refugee Convention</term>
” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 and its Protocol;
</p>
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-protection-claim">protection claim</term>
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<part eId="part-3" period="#period17">
<num>PART 3</num>
<heading>Immigration Control</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-3-crossheading-immigration-offences-and-penalties" period="#period19">
<heading>Immigration offences and penalties</heading>
<section eId="section-40" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-7d90509293f7963ff532ea56a590a530" marker="I29" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-0a55a4593296198deac62b7dd752f993" marker="I157" class="commentary I"/>
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</num>
<heading>Illegal entry and similar offences</heading>
<subsection eId="section-40-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Immigration Act 1971 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (7).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 24 (illegal entry and similar offences), before subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="p00181">
<num>A1</num>
<content>
<p>A person who knowingly enters the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order commits an offence.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00182">
<num>B1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6058">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>requires leave to enter the United Kingdom under this Act, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6064">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>knowingly enters the United Kingdom without such leave,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>commits an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6072">
<num>C1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6078">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has only a limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6084">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>knowingly remains beyond the time limited by the leave,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>commits an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6092">
<num>D1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6098">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>requires entry clearance under the immigration rules, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6104">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>commits an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00183">
<num>E1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6118">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is required under immigration rules not to travel to the United Kingdom without an ETA that is valid for the person’s journey to the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6124">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>knowingly arrives in the United Kingdom without such an ETA,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>commits an offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6132">
<num>F1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A person who commits an offence under any of subsections
<a href="#p00181">(A1)</a>
to
<a href="#p00183">(E1)</a>
is liable—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="p00184">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6150">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6156">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6162">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>on conviction on indictment—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6168">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
for an offence under subsection
<a href="#p00181">(A1)</a>
, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine (or both);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6177">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
for an offence under any of subsections
<a href="#p00182">(B1)</a>
to
<a href="#p00183">(E1)</a>
, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or a fine (or both).
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6189">
<num>G1</num>
<content>
<p>
In relation to an offence committed before paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, the reference in subsection
<a href="#p00184">(F1)(a)</a>
to 12 months is to be read as a reference to six months.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In that section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-40-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>omit paragraph (a);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-40-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (b), for the words from “either” to the end, substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“fails to observe a condition of the leave;”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1A), for “subsection (1)(b)(i)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“subsection (C1)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (3), for “subsection (1)(a) and (c)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“subsections (A1), (B1), (D1), (E1) and (1)(c)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>in subsection (4)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-40-3-d-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
in the words before paragraph (a), for “against subsection (1)(a)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“under subsection (B1)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-40-3-d-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (b), omit the words from the first “if” to the end.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e6271">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In proceedings for an offence under subsection (D1) above of arriving in the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6277">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any document attached to a passport or other travel document purporting to have been issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing evidence of entry clearance for a particular period is to be presumed to have been duly so issued unless the contrary is proved;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6283">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>proof that a person had a valid entry clearance is to lie on the defence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration), in subsection (2)(a), after “enter” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or arrive in”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 28B (search and arrest by warrant), in subsection (5), for “24(1)(a), (b)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 28D (entry and search of premises), in subsection (4), for “24(1)(a), (b)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 28FA (search for personnel records: warrant unnecessary), in subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (a), for “24(1)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (c), for “24(1)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>In the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-40-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in section 129(1) (duty on local authority to disclose information on suspected immigration offences), in paragraph (a), for “24(1)(a), (b), (c), (e)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b), (c)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-40-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in section 134(1) (duty on employer to disclose information on suspected immigration offences), in paragraph (a), for “24(1)(a), (b), (c), (e)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“24(A1), (B1), (C1), (D1), (E1) or (1)(b), (c)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-40-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 133(7) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (conditions), for “any provision of section 24(1)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“section 24”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-41" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-e719fd28b1e43c915bb3686589e38914" marker="I30" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-f8e813d7fa38da4217d82320ca35f34f" marker="I158" class="commentary I"/>
41
</num>
<heading>Assisting unlawful immigration or asylum seeker</heading>
<subsection eId="section-41-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 25(6)(a) (assisting unlawful immigration to member State or the United Kingdom: penalties) for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“imprisonment for life”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 25A(1)(a) (helping asylum seeker to enter United Kingdom) omit “and for gain”.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-41-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Before section 25C insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e6413">
<num>25BA</num>
<heading>Facilitation offences: application to rescuers</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e6417">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person does not commit a facilitation offence if the act of facilitation was an act done by or on behalf of, or co-ordinated by—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6423">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6429">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an overseas maritime search and rescue authority exercising similar functions to those of Her Majesty’s Coastguard.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6435">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In proceedings for a facilitation offence, it is a defence for the person charged with the offence to show that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6441">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the assisted individual had been in danger or distress at sea, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6447">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the act of facilitation was an act of providing assistance to the individual at any time between—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6453">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the time when the assisted individual was first in danger or distress at sea, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6459">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the time when the assisted individual was delivered to a place of safety on land.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6465">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of subsection (2), the following are not to be treated as an act of providing assistance—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6471">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the act of delivering the assisted individual to the United Kingdom in circumstances where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6477">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the United Kingdom was not the nearest place of safety on land to which the assisted individual could have been delivered, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6483">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the person charged with the offence did not have a good reason for delivering the assisted individual to the United Kingdom instead of to a nearer place of safety on land;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6489">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the act of steering a ship in circumstances where the person charged with the offence was on the same ship as the assisted individual at the time when the individual was first in danger or distress at sea.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6495">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (2) if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6501">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6507">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6513">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>“act of facilitation”—</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration), means the act mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25A (helping asylum-seeker to enter the UK), means the act of facilitating the arrival (or attempted arrival) in, or entry (or attempted entry) into, the United Kingdom of an individual, as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>c</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25B(1) (facilitating breach of deportation order), means the act mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>d</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25B(3) (assisting entry to UK in breach of an exclusion order), means the act mentioned in subsection (3)(a) of that section;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
<item>
<p>“assisted individual”—</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25, means the individual whose breach (or attempted breach) of immigration law is facilitated by the act of facilitation;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25A, means the individual whose arrival (or attempted arrival) in, or entry (or attempted entry) into, the United Kingdom is facilitated by the act of facilitation;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>c</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25B(1), means the individual whose breach (or attempted breach) of a deportation order is facilitated by the act of facilitation;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>d</num>
<p>in relation to an offence under section 25B(3), means the individual who is assisted to arrive in, enter or remain (or to attempt to arrive in, enter or remain) in the United Kingdom by the act of facilitation;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-facilitation-offence">facilitation offence</term>
” means—
</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>an offence under section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration),</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>an offence under section 25A (helping asylum-seeker to enter the United Kingdom), or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>c</num>
<p>
an offence under section 25B (assisting entry to the United Kingdom in breach of deportation or exclusion order) to the extent that the section continues to apply by virtue of regulation 5(7) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309">S.I. 2020/1309</ref>
);
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-ship">ship</term>
” includes—
</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>a</num>
<p>every description of vessel (including a hovercraft), and</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>b</num>
<p>any other structure (whether with or without means of propulsion) constructed or used to carry persons, goods, plant or machinery by water.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e6604">
<num>25BB</num>
<heading>Facilitation offences: defences relating to stowaways</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e6608">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In proceedings for a facilitation offence brought against a master of a ship, it is a defence for the master to show—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6614">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the assisted individual was a stowaway when the act of facilitation took place, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6620">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>that the master, or a person acting on the master’s behalf, reported the presence of the assisted individual on the ship to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6626">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where the ship was scheduled to go to the United Kingdom, as soon as reasonably practicable after the time when the ship’s next scheduled port of call became a port in the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e6632">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where the ship was not scheduled to go to the United Kingdom but the master of the ship decided that the ship needed to go to the United Kingdom (whether for reasons relating to the presence of the assisted individual on board or for other reasons), as soon as reasonably practicable after the master made that decision.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6638">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In proceedings for a facilitation offence, it is a defence for the person charged with the offence to show—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6644">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the assisted individual was a stowaway when the act of facilitation took place,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6650">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that they were acting to ensure the security, general health, welfare or safety of the assisted individual, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6656">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>that they had reported the presence of the assisted individual to the master of the ship as soon as reasonably practicable.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6662">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is taken to have shown a fact mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6668">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>sufficient evidence of the fact is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6674">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6680">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, an individual is a stowaway on a ship if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6686">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they boarded the ship without the knowledge of the master of the ship, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6692">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the master was not aware of their presence on the ship when the ship departed from the port where the individual boarded.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6698">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>But an individual ceases to be a stowaway if, after the master of the ship has become aware of their presence on the ship, the individual is given permission to leave the ship by the immigration authorities of a country that the ship arrives at (whether or not they do in fact leave the ship there).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6704">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-act-of-facilitation">act of facilitation</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-assisted-individual">assisted individual</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-facilitation-offence">facilitation offence</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-ship">ship</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 25BA.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-42" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-156a2d6aff4daa971075c197d7431f8a" marker="I31" class="commentary I"/>
42
</num>
<heading>Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle</heading>
<content>
<p>Schedule 5 amends the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to make provision for the imposition of a penalty for failure adequately to secure a goods vehicle against unauthorised access and other related matters.</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-3-crossheading-working-in-united-kingdom-waters-arrival-and-entry" period="#period8">
<heading>Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry</heading>
<section eId="section-43" period="#period8">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0ddc49c7d920977617f6af7b5bb2429c" marker="I32" class="commentary I"/>
43
</num>
<heading>Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry</heading>
<subsection eId="section-43-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>After section 11 of the Immigration Act 1971 (construction of references to entry etc) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e6753">
<num>11A</num>
<heading>Working in United Kingdom waters</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e6757">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>An “offshore worker” is a person who arrives in United Kingdom waters—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6763">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for the purpose of undertaking work in those waters, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6769">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>without first entering the United Kingdom (see, in particular, section 11(1)).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
But see subsection
<a href="#p00188">(6)</a>
.
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6781">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>An offshore worker arrives in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Act when they arrive in United Kingdom waters as mentioned in subsection (1)(a).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6787">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>An offshore worker enters the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Act when they commence working in United Kingdom waters.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6793">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Any reference in, or in a provision made under, the Immigration Acts to a person arriving in or entering the United Kingdom, however expressed, is to be read as including a reference to an offshore worker arriving in or entering the United Kingdom as provided for in subsection (2) or (3).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6799">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>References in this section to work, or to a person working, are to be read in accordance with section 24B(10).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00188">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A person is not an offshore worker if they arrive in United Kingdom waters while working as a member of the crew of a ship that is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6811">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>exercising the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea or the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6817">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>passing through United Kingdom waters from non-UK waters to a place in the United Kingdom or vice versa.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6823">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of any provision of, or made under, the Immigration Acts, a person working in United Kingdom waters who, in connection with that work, temporarily enters non-UK waters is not to be treated by virtue of doing so as leaving, or being outside, the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6829">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-non-uk-waters">non-UK waters</term>
” means the sea beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“right of innocent passage”, “right of transit passage” and “straits used for international navigation” are to be read in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) and any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-territorial-sea">the territorial sea</term>
” means the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-united-kingdom-waters">United Kingdom waters</term>
” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea.
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e6864">
<num>11B</num>
<heading>Offshore workers: requirements to notify arrival and entry dates etc</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e6868">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6874">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an offshore worker, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6880">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if an offshore worker has one, their sponsor;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to give notice to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer of the dates on which the offshore worker arrives in, enters and leaves the United Kingdom.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6888">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The regulations may make provision for the failure of an offshore worker to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations to be a ground for—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6894">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the cancellation or variation of their leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6900">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>refusing them leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6906">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The failure of an offshore worker’s sponsor to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations may be taken into account by the Secretary of State when operating immigration skills arrangements made with the sponsor.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6912">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6918">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>are to be made by statutory instrument;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6924">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for different cases;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6930">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6936">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e6942">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e6948">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-offshore-worker">offshore worker</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 11A;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6957">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a person is an offshore worker’s “sponsor” if they have made immigration skills arrangements with the Secretary of State in relation to the offshore worker;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e6963">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-skills-arrangements">immigration skills arrangements</term>
” has the meaning given by section 70A(2) of the Immigration Act 2014.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-43-2" period="#period1">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 6 makes consequential and related amendments.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-3-crossheading-enforcement" period="#period16">
<heading>Enforcement</heading>
<section eId="section-44" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-292189e5ba90774e8f91cc2e479e6ac1" marker="I200" class="commentary I"/>
44
</num>
<heading>Power to search container unloaded from ship or aircraft</heading>
<subsection eId="section-44-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (powers to search ship or aircraft etc), after “vehicle” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or container”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After that sub-paragraph insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e7011">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of searching a container under sub-paragraph (5), an immigration officer may direct any person who has control of the container to deliver the container to a place specified by the immigration officer.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7017">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
In this paragraph, “
<term refersTo="#term-container">container</term>
” has the same meaning as in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (see section 1(1) of that Act).
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-44-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In section 26(1) (general offences in connection with administration of Act), after paragraph (g) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e7033">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a direction under paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 2 (direction to move a container for purposes of a search).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-45" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-9d040f90adf43dd2eb9796d65fd79a73" marker="I33" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-7db9804e8f276e17a211dcfcc9ef088e" marker="I159" class="commentary I"/>
45
</num>
<heading>Maritime enforcement</heading>
<content>
<p>Schedule 7 contains amendments to Part 3A of the Immigration Act 1971 (maritime enforcement).</p>
</content>
</section>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-3-crossheading-removals" period="#period22">
<heading>Removals</heading>
<section eId="section-46" period="#period22">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5d88951bedf0bd992d8f746665744c94" marker="I34" class="commentary I"/>
46
</num>
<heading>Removals: notice requirements</heading>
<subsection eId="section-46-1" period="#period6">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (6).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-2" period="#period6">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for “may be removed” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is liable to removal”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit “under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-3" period="#period6">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For subsection (2) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e7095">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) is liable to removal, or has been removed, from the United Kingdom under this section, a member of P’s family who meets the following three conditions is also liable to removal from the United Kingdom, provided that the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the family member written notice of the fact that they are liable to removal.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-4" period="#period6">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (6) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e7111">
<num>6A</num>
<content>
<p>A person who is liable to removal from the United Kingdom under this section may be removed only under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer and in accordance with sections 10A to 10E.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-5" period="#period6">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (7), for “subsection (1) or (2)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“this section”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-6" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-bed1d8dba9b05d7f682514022b7d7e3d" marker="I178" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (10)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-46-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (a), for “subsection (2)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“this section”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-46-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (b), at the end insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or sections 10A to 10E”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-7" period="#period6">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>After that section insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e7161">
<num>10A</num>
<heading>Removal: general notice requirements</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e7165">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10; but see sections 10C to 10E for the circumstances in which such a person may be removed otherwise than in accordance with this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7171">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The person may be removed if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7177">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7183">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a notice of intention to remove (see subsection (3)), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7189">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7195">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any notice period has expired.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00193">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice of intention to remove is a written notice which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7207">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>states that the person is to be removed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7213">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
sets out the notice period, (see subsection
<a href="#p00195">(7)</a>
), and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7222">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00194">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7234">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>states the date on which the person is to be removed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7240">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7246">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>if subsection (6) applies, sets out the notice period (see subsection (7)).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7252">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The notice of intention to remove and the notice of departure details may be combined.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7258">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>This subsection applies if the notice of departure details states, under subsection (4)(b)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7264">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a destination which is different to the destination stated under subsection (3)(c) in the notice of intention to remove, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7270">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>any stops that were not stated in the notice of intention to remove, other than a stop in—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7276">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7282">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00195">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The notice period must be no shorter than the period of five working days beginning with the day after the day on which the person is given the notice.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7294">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7300">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>This section is subject to section 10B (failed removals).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7306">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-working-day">working day</term>
” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where the person is when they are given the notice.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e7318">
<num>10B</num>
<heading>Failed removals</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e7322">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where as a result of matters reasonably beyond the control of the Secretary of State, such as—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7328">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>adverse weather conditions,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7334">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>technical faults or other issues causing delays to transport, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7340">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>disruption by the person to be removed or others,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>a person is not removed from the United Kingdom on the date stated in a notice of departure details under section 10A (“the original notice”).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7348">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7354">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (3)), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7360">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date stated in the original notice.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7366">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7372">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>states the date on which the person is to be removed, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7378">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7384">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>But this section does not apply if the notice under subsection (3) states, under subsection (3)(b)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7390">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a destination which is different to the destination stated in the original notice, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7396">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>any stops that were not stated in the original notice, other than a stop in—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7402">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7408">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7414">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e7423">
<num>10C</num>
<heading>Removal: notice requirements in port cases</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e7427">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10 if the person was refused leave to enter upon their arrival in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7433">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The person may be removed if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7439">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details under this section which—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7445">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>states the date on which the person is to be removed, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7451">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7457">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the date stated under paragraph (a)(i) is a date before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the day after the day on which the person was refused leave to enter.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7463">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e7472">
<num>10D</num>
<heading>Removal: PRN recipients</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e7476">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies to a person who is liable to removal under section 10 and is a PRN recipient.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7482">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>If the person does not make a protection claim or a human rights claim before the PRN cut-off date, the person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7488">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7494">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the PRN cut-off date.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7500">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>If the PRN recipient makes a protection claim or a human rights claim, the person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7506">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (4)),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7512">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>their appeal rights are exhausted, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7518">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the date on which their appeal rights are exhausted;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and for the purposes of this subsection, whether a PRN recipient’s appeal rights are exhausted is to be determined in accordance with section 20(3) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (and see, in particular, section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7526">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7532">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>states the date on which the person is to be removed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7538">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7544">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>But this section does not apply unless the priority removal notice stated—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7550">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a destination to which the person is to be removed which is the same as the destination stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (4)(b), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7556">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>stops, other than stops falling within subsection (6), that are expected to be made on the way to that destination which are the same as those stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (4)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7562">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A stop falls within this subsection if it is a stop in—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7568">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7574">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7580">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.</p>
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<subsection eId="d4e7586">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section and section 10E—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-priority-removal-notice">priority removal notice</term>
”, “
<term refersTo="#term-prn-cut-off-date">PRN cut-off date</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-prn-recipient">PRN recipient</term>
” have the same meaning as in section 20 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022;
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-protection-claim">protection claim</term>
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<term refersTo="#term-human-rights-claim">human rights claim</term>
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<section eId="d4e7619">
<num>10E</num>
<heading>Removal: judicial review</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e7623">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to a person (whether or not they are a PRN recipient) who is liable to removal under section 10 where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7629">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person has made an application for judicial review or (in Scotland) an application to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session, relating to their removal, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7635">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a court or tribunal has made a decision the effect of which is that the person may be removed from the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7641">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The person may be removed from the United Kingdom if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7647">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State or an immigration officer has given the person a notice of departure details (see subsection (3)), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7653">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they are removed before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day after the day on which the court or tribunal made the decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7659">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice of departure details under this section is a written notice which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7665">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>states the date on which the person is to be removed,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7671">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>states the destination to which the person is to be removed and any stops that are expected to be made on the way to that destination.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7677">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>But this section does not apply unless the person has received a priority removal notice or a notice of intention to remove under section 10A(3) which stated—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7683">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a destination to which the person is to be removed which is the same as the destination stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (3)(b), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7689">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>stops, other than stops falling within subsection (5), that are expected to be made on the way to that destination which are the same as those stated in the notice of departure details under subsection (3)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7695">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A stop falls within this subsection if it is a stop in—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7701">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7707">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a country that is for the time being specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7713">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>At any time before the person is removed, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may replace a notice of departure details under this section.</p>
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-46-8" period="#period6">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
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<mod>
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-47" period="#period16">
<num>
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<noteRef href="#key-88429cc9cc491ebc34ff4aac0cd47c06" marker="I179" class="commentary I"/>
47
</num>
<heading>Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom</heading>
<subsection eId="section-47-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Section 260 (early removal of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (3) to (8).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For subsections (1) to (2B) substitute—</p>
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<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a fixed-term prisoner is liable to removal from the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may remove the prisoner from prison under this section at any time after the prisoner has served the minimum pre-removal custodial period (whether or not the Board has directed the prisoner’s release under this Chapter).</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7762">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The minimum pre-removal custodial period is the longer of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7768">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>one half of the requisite custodial period, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7774">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the requisite custodial period less one year.</p>
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</paragraph>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (2C), for “Subsections (1) and (2A) do” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“Subsection (1) does”</quotedText>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In subsection (4), for paragraph (b) substitute—</p>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>so long as remaining in the United Kingdom, and in the event of a return to the United Kingdom after removal, is liable to be detained in pursuance of his sentence.</p>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (4) insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e7809">
<num>4A</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a person has been removed from prison under this section, a day on which the person has not spent any part of the day in prison or otherwise detained in pursuance of their sentence is not, unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs, to be included—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7815">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>when determining for the purposes of any provision of this Chapter how much of their sentence they have (or would have) served, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7821">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
when determining for the purposes of section 244ZC(2), 244A(2)(b) or 246A(4)(b) the date of an anniversary of a disposal of a reference of the person’s case to the Board (so that the anniversary is treated as falling
<em>x</em>
days after the actual anniversary, where
<em>x</em>
is the number of days on which the person has not spent any part of the day in prison or otherwise detained in pursuance of their sentence).
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</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e7833">
<num>4B</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7839">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before a prisoner’s removal from prison under this section their case had been referred to the Board under section 244ZB(3), 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7845">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person is removed from the United Kingdom before the Board has disposed of the reference,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the reference lapses upon the person’s removal from the United Kingdom (and paragraph 8 of Schedule 19B applies in the event of their return).</p>
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Omit subsection (5).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>In subsection (6), for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e7866">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>amend the fraction for the time being specified in subsection (2)(a);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7872">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>amend the time period for the time being specified in subsection (2)(b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>For section 261 substitute—</p>
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<num>261</num>
<heading>Removal under section 260 and subsequent return to UK: effect on sentence</heading>
<intro>
<p>Where a person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e7894">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has been removed from prison under section 260 on or after the day on which section 47 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into force,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7900">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has been removed from the United Kingdom following that removal from prison, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e7906">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>returns to the United Kingdom,</p>
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</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>this Chapter applies to the person with the modifications set out in Schedule 19B.</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>In section 263 (concurrent terms), after subsection (2), insert—</p>
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<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e7921">
<num>2A</num>
<content>
<p>Where this section applies, nothing in section 260 authorises the Secretary of State to remove the offender from prison in respect of any of the terms unless and until that section authorises the Secretary of State to do so in respect of each of the others.</p>
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</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-47-11">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>After Schedule 19A, insert the Schedule 19B set out in Schedule 8.</p>
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<heading>Immigration bail</heading>
<section eId="section-48" period="#period16">
<num>
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<noteRef href="#key-df121050a8b3e3a99cdb9c8a9072f873" marker="I181" class="commentary I"/>
48
</num>
<heading>Matters relevant to decisions relating to immigration bail</heading>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 (matters to be taken into account in making decision on immigration bail), for the “and” at the end of paragraph (e) substitute—</p>
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<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e7948">
<num>ea</num>
<intro>
<p>whether the person has failed without reasonable excuse to cooperate with any process—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7954">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>for determining whether the person requires or should be granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7960">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>for determining the period for which the person should be granted such leave and any conditions to which it should be subject,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7966">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>for determining whether the person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom should be varied, curtailed, suspended or cancelled,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7972">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>for determining whether the person should be removed from the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e7978">
<num>v</num>
<content>
<p>for removing the person from the United Kingdom, and</p>
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<num>PART 4</num>
<heading>Age Assessments</heading>
<section eId="section-49" period="#period20">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8a759733a7847b2ce5e22c8801ed37ef" marker="I132" class="commentary I"/>
49
</num>
<heading>Interpretation of Part etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-49-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8a759733a7847b2ce5e22c8801ed37ef" marker="I132" class="commentary I"/>
1
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<intro>
<p>
In this Part, “
<term refersTo="#term-age-disputed-person">age-disputed person</term>
” means a person—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-49-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>who requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (whether or not such leave has been given), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-49-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in relation to whom—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-49-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a local authority,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-49-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a public authority specified in regulations under section 50(1)(b), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-49-1-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>has insufficient evidence to be sure of their age.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<subsection eId="section-49-2" period="#period16">
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3
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<intro>
<p>
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<paragraph eId="section-49-3-a">
<num>a</num>
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<p>in relation to a local authority in England, any provision of or made under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989 (support for children and families; care and supervision; protection of children);</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-49-3-b">
<num>b</num>
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<p>in relation to a local authority in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, any statutory provision (including a provision passed or made after the coming into force of this Part) that confers a corresponding function on such an authority.</p>
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4
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50
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<heading>Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-50-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The following authorities may refer an age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under this section—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-50-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a local authority;</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a public authority specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.</p>
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</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsections (3) and (4) apply where—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-50-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a local authority needs to know the age of an age-disputed person for the purposes of deciding whether or how to exercise any of its functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the person, or</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-2-b">
<num>b</num>
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<p>the Secretary of State notifies a local authority in writing that the Secretary of State doubts that an age-disputed person in relation to whom the local authority has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation is the age that they claim (or are claimed) to be.</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The local authority must—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-50-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>refer the age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under this section,</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>conduct an age assessment on the age-disputed person itself and inform the Secretary of State in writing of the result of its assessment, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>inform the Secretary of State in writing that it is satisfied that the person is the age they claim (or are claimed) to be, without the need for an age assessment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a local authority—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-50-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>conducts an age assessment itself, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>informs the Secretary of State that it is satisfied that an age-disputed person is the age they claim (or are claimed) to be,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>it must, on request from the Secretary of State, provide the Secretary of State with such evidence as the Secretary of State reasonably requires for the Secretary of State to consider the local authority’s decision under subsection (3)(b) or (c).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Where a local authority refers an age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under subsection (1) or (3)(a), the local authority must provide any assistance that the designated person reasonably requires from the authority for the purposes of conducting that assessment.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The standard of proof for an age assessment under this section is the balance of probabilities.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>An age assessment of an age-disputed person conducted by a designated person following a referral from a local authority under subsection (1) or (3)(a) is binding—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-50-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-50-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>on a local authority that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-50-7-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the age-disputed person, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-50-7-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>is aware of the age assessment conducted by the designated person.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>But this is subject to section 54(5) (decision of Tribunal to be binding on Secretary of State and local authorities) and section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-50-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under subsection (1)(b) are subject to negative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-51" period="#period28">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-992fd353ea699ca64df1550821dca9ea" marker="I38" class="commentary I"/>
51
</num>
<heading>Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes</heading>
<subsection eId="section-51-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A designated person may conduct an age assessment on an age-disputed person for the purposes of deciding whether or how the Secretary of State or an immigration officer should exercise any immigration functions in relation to the person.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An assessment under subsection (1) may be conducted—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-51-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where subsections (3) and (4) of section 50 do not apply, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-51-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in a case where those subsections do apply—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>at any time before a local authority has referred the age-disputed person to a designated person under section 50(3)(a) or has informed the Secretary of State as mentioned in subsection (3)(b) or (c) of that section, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-51-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>if the Secretary of State has reason to doubt a local authority’s decision under subsection (3)(b) or (c) of that section.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>An age assessment under this section is binding on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions.</p>
<p>But this is subject to section 54(5) (decision of Tribunal to be binding on Secretary of State and local authorities) and section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-51-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The standard of proof for an age assessment under this section is the balance of probabilities.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-52" period="#period14">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-14ceaf3cb965a1f85ad989ee7c5c2d7e" marker="I39" class="commentary I"/>
52
</num>
<heading>Use of scientific methods in age assessments</heading>
<subsection eId="section-52-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying scientific methods that may be used for the purposes of age assessments under section 50 or 51.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The types of scientific method that may be specified include methods involving—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>examining or measuring parts of a person’s body, including by the use of imaging technology;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the analysis of saliva, cell or other samples taken from a person (including the analysis of DNA in the samples).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A method may not be specified in regulations under subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State determines, after having sought scientific advice, that the method is appropriate for assessing a person’s age.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A specified scientific method may be used for the purposes of an age assessment under section 50 or 51 only if the appropriate consent is given.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The appropriate consent is—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>where the age-disputed person has the capacity to consent to the use of the scientific method in question, their consent;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>where the age-disputed person does not have the capacity to consent to the use of the scientific method in question, the consent of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-52-5-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the person’s parent or guardian, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-52-5-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>another person, of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State, who is able to give consent on behalf of the age-disputed person.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (7) applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-52-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the age-disputed person or, in a case where the age-disputed person lacks capacity, a person mentioned in subsection (5)(b), decides not to consent to the use of a specified scientific method, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-52-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>there are no reasonable grounds for that decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In deciding whether to believe any statement made by or on behalf of the age-disputed person that is relevant to the assessment of their age, the decision-maker must take into account, as damaging the age-disputed person’s credibility (or the credibility of a person who has made a statement on their behalf), the decision not to consent to the use of the specified scientific method.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-52-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>This section does not prevent the use of a scientific method that is not a specified scientific method for the purposes of an age assessment under section 50 or 51 if the decision-maker considers it appropriate to do so and, where necessary, the appropriate consent is given.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-53" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-b139f26c910ad69c0e52a8ce7b83319f" marker="I40" class="commentary I"/>
53
</num>
<heading>Regulations about age assessments</heading>
<subsection eId="section-53-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may make regulations about age assessments under section 50 or 51, which may in particular include provision about—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the processes to be followed, including—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the information and evidence that must be considered and the weight to be given to it,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the circumstances in which an abbreviated age assessment may be appropriate,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-a-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>protections or safeguarding measures for the age-disputed person, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-a-iv">
<num>iv</num>
<content>
<p>where consent is required for the use of a specified scientific method, the processes for assessing a person’s capacity to consent, for seeking consent and for recording the decision on consent;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the qualifications or experience necessary for a person to conduct an age assessment;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>where an age assessment includes use of specified scientific methods—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-c-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the qualifications or experience necessary for a person to conduct tests in accordance with those methods, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-53-1-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the settings in which such tests must be carried out;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the content and distribution of reports on age assessments;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>the communication of decisions to the age-disputed person and any other person affected by the decision, and notification of appeal rights (see section 54); and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-1-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>the consequences of a lack of co-operation with the assessment by the age-disputed person, which may include damage to the person’s credibility.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-53-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The regulations may also include provision about—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-53-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>referrals under section 50(1) or (3)(a), including the process for making such a referral and about the withdrawal of a referral;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>how and when a local authority must inform the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 50(3)(b) and (c);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-53-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>evidence that the Secretary of State may require as mentioned in section 50(4).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-53-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-54" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0d2a7b39a32bfe4cf0823159e70573de" marker="I41" class="commentary I"/>
54
</num>
<heading>Appeals relating to age assessments</heading>
<subsection eId="section-54-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-54-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an age assessment is conducted on an age-disputed person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) under section 50 or 51, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-54-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the decision-maker decides that P is an age other than the age that P claims (or is claimed) to be.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>P may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against the decision-maker’s decision.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>On the appeal, the Tribunal must—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-54-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>determine P’s age on the balance of probabilities, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-54-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>assign a date of birth to P.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In making the determination, the Tribunal may consider any matter which it thinks relevant, including—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-54-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any matter of which the decision-maker was unaware, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-54-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any matter arising after the date of the decision appealed against.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
A determination on an appeal under subsection
<a href="#section-54-2">(2)</a>
is binding—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-54-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on the Secretary of State and immigration officers when exercising immigration functions in relation to P, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-54-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on a local authority that has exercised or may exercise functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to P.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-54-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>This section is subject to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-54-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 55 (appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-54-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 56 (new information following age assessment or appeal).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-55" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-9994a3b41758462764bd5f46fba54bbe" marker="I42" class="commentary I"/>
55
</num>
<heading>Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary</heading>
<subsection eId="section-55-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies to an appeal under section 54(2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The appeal must be brought from within the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If the person who brings the appeal leaves the United Kingdom before the appeal is finally determined, the appeal is to be treated as abandoned.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The person who brings the appeal may make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for an order that, until the appeal is finally determined, withdrawn or abandoned, the local authority must exercise its functions under relevant children’s legislation in relation to the person on the basis that they are the age that they claim (or are claimed) to be.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-55-6">(6)</a>
applies if it is alleged—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that a document relied on by a party to an appeal is a forgery, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that disclosure to that party of a matter relating to the detection of the forgery would be contrary to the public interest.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The First-tier Tribunal—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>must investigate the allegation in private, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
may proceed in private so far as necessary to prevent disclosure of the matter referred to in subsection
<a href="#section-55-5-b">(5)(b)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-55-8">(8)</a>
applies in relation to—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings on an appeal, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings in the Upper Tribunal arising out of proceedings within paragraph (a).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Practice directions under section 23 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 may require the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal to treat a specified decision of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal as authoritative in respect of a particular matter.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-55-9">
<num>9</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this Part an appeal is not finally determined if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-55-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an application for permission to appeal under section 11, 13 or 14B of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 could be made (ignoring any possibility of an application out of time) or is awaiting determination,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court from—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-9-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the Court of Appeal in England and Wales,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-9-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the Court of Session, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-55-9-b-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>could be made (ignoring any possibility of an application out of time) or is awaiting determination,</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-9-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>permission to appeal of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) has been granted and the appeal is awaiting determination, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-55-9-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>an appeal has been remitted under section 12 or 14 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, or by the Supreme Court, and is awaiting determination.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-56" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2821ff3173c54d0c9347b75953138fb3" marker="I43" class="commentary I"/>
56
</num>
<heading>New information following age assessment or appeal</heading>
<subsection eId="section-56-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-56-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an age assessment has been conducted on an age-disputed person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) under section 50 or 51,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-56-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an appeal under section 54(2) could no longer be brought (ignoring any possibility of an appeal out of time) or has been finally determined, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-56-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the decision-maker becomes aware of new information relating to P’s age.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, the age assessment referred to in subsection (1)(a) is referred to as the “
<term refersTo="#term-first-age-assessment">first age assessment</term>
”.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In a case where the first age assessment was conducted by a designated person, they must—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-56-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>decide whether the new information is significant new evidence, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-56-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if they decide that it is, conduct a further age assessment on P.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In a case where the first age assessment was conducted by a local authority, it must—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-56-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>decide whether the new information is significant new evidence or refer the new information to a designated person for a decision on that matter, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-56-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>if it is decided that the new information is significant new evidence—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-56-4-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>conduct a further age assessment on P, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-56-4-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>refer P to a designated person for a further age assessment.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), new information is “significant new evidence” if there is a realistic prospect that, if a further age assessment were to be conducted on P, taking into account the new information, P’s age would be assessed as different from the age determined in the first age assessment or in the appeal proceedings.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A further age assessment conducted by a designated person under subsection (3) or (4)(b)(ii) is to be treated—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-56-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where the first age assessment was conducted under section 50, as an age assessment conducted by the designated person following a referral under subsection (3)(a) of that section;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-56-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where the first age assessment was conducted under section 51, as an age assessment conducted under that section.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>A further age assessment conducted by a local authority under subsection (4)(b)(i) is to be treated as an age assessment conducted by a local authority under section 50(3)(b).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-56-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>A person conducting a further age assessment under this section does not need to revisit matters that were considered in the first age assessment if they do not think it is necessary to do so.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-57" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-7dd0f267392f3bef44f62d51a895d66b" marker="I44" class="commentary I"/>
57
</num>
<heading>Civil legal services relating to age assessments</heading>
<subsection eId="section-57-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In Part 1 (services) after paragraph 31A insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e9022">
<num>31B</num>
<heading>Appeals relating to age assessments under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e9026">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Civil legal services provided in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e9032">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an appeal under section 54(2) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (appeals relating to age assessments),</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e9038">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an application for an order under section 55(4) of that Act (order for support to be provided pending final determination of appeal), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e9044">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an appeal to the Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court relating to an appeal within paragraph (a) or an application within paragraph (b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e9053">
<num>2</num>
<heading>Exclusions</heading>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-57-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In Part 3 (advocacy: exclusions and exceptions), in paragraph 13 (advocacy in proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal), after “31A,” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“31B,”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part eId="part-5" period="#period9">
<num>PART 5</num>
<heading>Modern Slavery</heading>
<section eId="section-58" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-b934190d7dcb6d9c25cc3f3d30bc58d0" marker="I45" class="commentary I"/>
58
</num>
<heading>Provision of information relating to being a victim of slavery or human trafficking</heading>
<subsection eId="section-58-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may serve a slavery or trafficking information notice on a person who has made a protection claim or a human rights claim.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A “slavery or trafficking information notice” is a notice requiring the recipient to provide the Secretary of State (and any other competent authority specified in the notice), before the specified date, with any relevant status information the recipient has.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>“Relevant status information” is information that may be relevant for the purpose of making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the recipient.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-58-5">(5)</a>
applies if the recipient of a slavery or trafficking information notice provides the Secretary of State or competent authority with relevant status information on or after the specified date.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The recipient must also provide a statement setting out their reasons for not providing the relevant status information before the specified date (and see section 59).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-58-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-protection-claim">protection claim</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-human-rights-claim">human rights claim</term>
” have the same meanings as in Part 2;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-specified-date">specified date</term>
” means the date specified in the slavery or trafficking information notice.
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-59" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-fd0810cb8fe67e6340cc0a461e56b6ea" marker="I46" class="commentary I"/>
59
</num>
<heading>Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility</heading>
<subsection eId="section-59-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-59-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a person aged 18 or over has been served with a slavery or trafficking information notice under section 58,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-59-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person provided relevant status information late, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-59-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a competent authority is making a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision in relation to the person.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In determining whether to believe a statement made by or on behalf of the person, the competent authority must take account, as damaging the person’s credibility, of the late provision of the relevant status information, unless there are good reasons why the information was provided late.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section, relevant status information is provided “late” by the person if it is provided on or after the date specified in the slavery or trafficking information notice.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-59-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-status-information">relevant status information</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 58 (see subsection
<a href="#section-58-3">(3)</a>
of that section).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-60" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-40552ec73c8206dd6a90ab23d0ae2af6" marker="I47" class="commentary I"/>
60
</num>
<heading>Identification of potential victims of slavery or human trafficking</heading>
<subsection eId="section-60-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 49 (guidance about identifying and supporting victims) is amended in accordance with subsections
<a href="#section-60-3">(3)</a>
and
<a href="#section-60-4">(4)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>in paragraph (b)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-60-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“are”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-60-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
at the end insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or who are such victims”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (c) for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (c) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e9266">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>arrangements for determining whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After that subsection insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e9279">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>Guidance issued under subsection (1) must, in particular, provide that the determination mentioned in paragraph (d) is to be made on the balance of probabilities.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 50 (regulations about identifying and supporting victims)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1)(a) for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“are”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2)(a) for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e9316">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If regulations under subsection (2) make provision for determining whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking (as mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection), they must provide that the determination is to be made on the balance of probabilities.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 51 (presumption about age)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1)(a) for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“is”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (3), in the opening words, for “may be” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“are”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-60-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 56 (interpretation)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-60-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e9359">
<num>A1</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of sections 48 to 53 (identification and protection of victims), “victim of slavery” and “victim of human trafficking” have the meanings given in regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 69 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-60-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in each of subsections (1) and (2), after “purposes of” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“any other provision of”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-61" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-985b836b37d798d78a9006fbf592e24d" marker="I48" class="commentary I"/>
61
</num>
<heading>Identified potential victims of slavery or human trafficking: recovery period</heading>
<subsection eId="section-61-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies to a person (an “identified potential victim”) if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a decision is made by a competent authority that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking (a “positive reasonable grounds decision”), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that decision is not a further RG decision (as to which, see section 62).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to section 63(2), the identified potential victim may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom during the recovery period.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-61-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
The “
<term refersTo="#term-recovery-period">recovery period</term>
”, in relation to an identified potential victim, is the period—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the day on which the positive reasonable grounds decision is made, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-61-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>ending with whichever of the following is the later—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-61-3-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the identified potential victim;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-61-3-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-62" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8d5d8babc173ef1b104ae112f50335a0" marker="I49" class="commentary I"/>
62
</num>
<heading>No entitlement to additional recovery period etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-62-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-62-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a competent authority has previously made a positive reasonable grounds decision in relation to a person (the “first RG decision”), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-62-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a further positive reasonable grounds decision is made in relation to the person, in a case where the reasonable grounds for believing that the person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking arise from things done wholly before the first RG decision was made (the “further RG decision”).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-62-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>If the competent authority considers it appropriate in the circumstances of a particular case, the authority may determine that the person may not be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom during the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-62-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the day on which the further RG decision is made, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-62-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>ending with whichever of the following is the later—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-62-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the further RG decision;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-62-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>This is subject to section 63(2).</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-63" period="#period26">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-030d05e33df674d4ca9544d80f29bca9" marker="I50" class="commentary I"/>
63
</num>
<heading>Identified potential victims etc: disqualification from protection</heading>
<subsection eId="section-63-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A competent authority may determine that subsection
<a href="#section-63-2">(2)</a>
is to apply to a person in relation to whom a positive reasonable grounds decision has been made if the authority is satisfied that the person—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-63-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is a threat to public order, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has claimed to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking in bad faith.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-63-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where this subsection applies to a person the following cease to apply—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-63-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any prohibition on removing the person from, or requiring them to leave, the United Kingdom arising under section 61 or 62, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any requirement under section 65 to grant the person limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-63-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section, the circumstances in which a person is a threat to public order include, in particular, where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person has been convicted of a terrorist offence;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person has been convicted of any other offence listed in Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 anywhere in the United Kingdom, or of a corresponding offence;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the person is subject to a TPIM notice (within the meaning given by section 2 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity within the meaning given by section 4 of that Act (whether or not the terrorism-related activity is attributable to the person being, or having been, a victim of slavery or human trafficking);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>the person is subject to a temporary exclusion order imposed under section 2 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>the person is a foreign criminal within the meaning given by section 32(1) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (automatic deportation for foreign criminals);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State has made an order in relation to the person under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (order depriving person of citizenship status where to do so is conducive to the public good);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>the Refugee Convention does not apply to the person by virtue of Article 1(F) of that Convention (serious criminals etc);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-3-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the person otherwise poses a risk to the national security of the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-63-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection
<a href="#section-63-3-a">(3)(a)</a>
, “
<term refersTo="#term-terrorist-offence">terrorist offence</term>
” means any of the following (whenever committed)—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-63-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>an offence listed in—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule A1 to the Sentencing Code (terrorism offences: England and Wales), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 1A to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (terrorism offences: Scotland and Northern Ireland);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>an offence that was determined to have a terrorist connection under—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 69 of the Sentencing Code (in the case of an offender sentenced in England and Wales), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (in the case of an offender sentenced in Northern Ireland, or an offender sentenced in England and Wales before the Sentencing Code applied);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an offence that has been proved to have been aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection under section 31 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (in the case of an offender sentenced in Scotland);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-4-d">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>an act constituting an offence under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-d-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>would have constituted an offence within paragraph (a) if it had been committed in any part of the United Kingdom, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-63-4-d-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>was, or took place in the course of, an act of terrorism or was done for the purposes of terrorism.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-63-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection
<a href="#section-63-3-b">(3)(b)</a>
<term refersTo="#term-corresponding-offence">corresponding offence</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-63-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an offence under the law of Scotland or of Northern Ireland which corresponds to an offence listed in Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-63-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an act constituting an offence under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom that would have constituted an offence listed in that Schedule if it had been committed in England or Wales.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-63-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section an act punishable under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom is regarded as constituting an offence under that law however it is described in that law.</p>
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<subsection eId="section-63-7">
<num>7</num>
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<p>In this section—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-terrorism">terrorism</term>
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<section eId="section-64" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2d9e2f16cfcc7d5e4f0116fa13b2b6f8" marker="I51" class="commentary I"/>
64
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<heading>Identified potential victims etc in England and Wales: assistance and support</heading>
<content>
<p>After section 50 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 insert—</p>
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<heading>Identified potential victims etc: assistance and support</heading>
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<num>1</num>
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<p>
The Secretary of State must secure that any necessary assistance and support is available to an identified potential victim (within the meaning given by section 61 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (the “
<term refersTo="#term-2022-act">2022 Act</term>
”)) during the recovery period.
</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00250">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this section, assistance and support is “necessary” if the Secretary of State considers that it is necessary for the purpose of assisting the person receiving it in their recovery from any physical, psychological or social harm arising from the conduct which resulted in the positive reasonable grounds decision in question.</p>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e9770">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (4) applies where a further RG decision, within the meaning given by section 62 of the 2022 Act, is made in relation to a person.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e9776">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>If the Secretary of State determines that it is appropriate to do so, the Secretary of State must secure that any necessary assistance and support is available to the person during the period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e9782">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>beginning with the day on which the further RG decision is made, and</p>
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<paragraph eId="d4e9788">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>ending with whichever of the following is the later—</p>
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<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the day on which the conclusive grounds decision is made in relation to the further RG decision;</p>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e9800">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day mentioned in paragraph (a).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e9806">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Any duty under subsection (1) or (4) ceases to apply in relation to a person in respect of whom a determination is made under section 63
<a href="#p00250">(2)</a>
of the 2022 Act (disqualification from protection).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e9815">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section, a reference to assistance and support is to assistance and support provided in accordance with—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e9821">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>arrangements referred to in section 49(1)(b), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e9827">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>regulations made under section 50.</p>
</content>
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<subsection eId="d4e9833">
<num>7</num>
<content>
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<term refersTo="#term-recovery-period">recovery period</term>
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</section>
<section eId="section-65" period="#period25">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-cd8da40e218007c6af7f7fa0ae83da9e" marker="I52" class="commentary I"/>
65
</num>
<heading>Leave to remain for victims of slavery or human trafficking</heading>
<subsection eId="section-65-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies if a positive conclusive grounds decision is made in respect of a person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>who is not a British citizen, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>who does not have leave to remain in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State must grant the person limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom if the Secretary of State considers it is necessary for the purpose of—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>assisting the person in their recovery from any physical or psychological harm arising from the relevant exploitation,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>enabling the person to seek compensation in respect of the relevant exploitation, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>enabling the person to co-operate with a public authority in connection with an investigation or criminal proceedings in respect of the relevant exploitation.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (2) is subject to section 63(2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Leave is not necessary for the purpose mentioned in—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
subsection
<a href="#section-65-2-a">(2)(a)</a>
if the Secretary of State considers that the person’s need for assistance is capable of being met in a country or territory within paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection
<a href="#section-65-5">(5)</a>
(or both);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>
subsection
<a href="#section-65-2-b">(2)(b)</a>
if the Secretary of State considers that—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-65-4-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the person is capable of seeking compensation from outside the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-65-4-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>it would be reasonable for the person to do so in the circumstances.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>A country or territory is within this subsection if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is a country of which the person is a national or citizen;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is one to which the person may be removed in accordance with an agreement between that country or territory and the United Kingdom (which may be, but does not need to be, an agreement contemplated by Article 40(2) of the Trafficking Convention).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#section-65-7">(7)</a>
applies if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the person is a threat to public order, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person has claimed to be a victim of slavery or human trafficking in bad faith.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>Where this subsection applies—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-65-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the Secretary of State is not required to grant the person leave under subsection
<a href="#section-65-2">(2)</a>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-65-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if such leave has already been granted to the person, it may be revoked.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
Leave granted to a person under subsection
<a href="#section-65-2">(2)</a>
may be revoked in such other circumstances as may be prescribed in immigration rules.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
Subsections
<a href="#section-63-3">(3)</a>
to
<a href="#section-63-7">(7)</a>
of section 63 apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-10">
<num>10</num>
<content>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-public-authority">public authority</term>
” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-65-11">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>This section is to be treated for the purposes of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 as if it were provision made by that Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-66" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6cf58392eb7baa19025fb2adf81f7e0e" marker="I53" class="commentary I"/>
66
</num>
<heading>Civil legal services under section 9 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to the national referral mechanism</heading>
<subsection eId="section-66-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services qualifying for legal aid) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-66-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 19 (judicial review)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-66-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after sub-paragraph (1) insert—</p>
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<heading>Add-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e10094">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) that are of a description to which sub-paragraph (1B) applies (and has not withdrawn the determination).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e10100">
<num>1B</num>
<content>
<p>This sub-paragraph applies to services in relation to any immigration or asylum decision (or failure to make a decision) against which there is no right of appeal.</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-2-c">
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<intro>
<p>The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e10139">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10145">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.</p>
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</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-66-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In each of paragraphs 25, 26, 27 and 27A (various immigration matters)—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after sub-paragraph (1) insert—</p>
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<subparagraph eId="d4e10167">
<num>1A</num>
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<content>
<p>Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn that determination).</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-3-b">
<num>b</num>
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<subparagraph eId="d4e10182">
<num>3</num>
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<p>Sub-paragraph (1A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.</p>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e10191">
<num>4</num>
<heading>Add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A): specific exclusions</heading>
<intro>
<p>The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e10197">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy, or</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10203">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.</p>
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</content>
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</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-66-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 30 (immigration: rights to enter and remain)—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after sub-paragraph (1) insert—</p>
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<num>1A</num>
<heading>Add-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism</heading>
<content>
<p>Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn the determination).</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-4-b">
<num>b</num>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-4-c">
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<heading>Add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A): specific exclusions</heading>
<intro>
<p>The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (1A) do not include—</p>
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<paragraph eId="d4e10264">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10270">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.</p>
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<subsection eId="section-66-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 31A (immigration, citizenship and nationality: separated children)—</p>
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<paragraph eId="section-66-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after sub-paragraph (2) insert—</p>
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<subparagraph eId="d4e10292">
<num>2A</num>
<heading>Add-on services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism</heading>
<content>
<p>Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism, in a case where the Director has determined the individual qualifies for any services described in sub-paragraph (1) (and has not withdrawn the determination).</p>
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</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-66-5-b">
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<subparagraph eId="d4e10307">
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<p>Sub-paragraph (2A) is subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule.</p>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e10316">
<num>3B</num>
<heading>Add-on services described in sub-paragraph (2A): specific exclusions</heading>
<intro>
<p>The add-on services described in sub-paragraph (2A) do not include—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e10322">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy, or</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10328">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision or a conclusive grounds decision.</p>
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<subsection eId="section-66-6">
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<p>In Part 4 of Schedule 1 to that Act (interpretation) after paragraph 7 insert—</p>
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<subsection eId="section-66-7">
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<section eId="section-67" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-22c5a2f88123af916eda327ad4551d1e" marker="I54" class="commentary I"/>
67
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<heading>Civil legal services under section 10 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to national referral mechanism</heading>
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<p>In section 10 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services in exceptional cases), after subsection (3) insert—</p>
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<subsection eId="d4e10411">
<num>3B</num>
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<subsection eId="d4e10417">
<num>3C</num>
<intro>
<p>The services described in subsection (3A) do not include—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e10423">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the services listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10429">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>advocacy;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10435">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>attendance at an interview conducted by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism for the purposes of a reasonable grounds decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e10441">
<num>3D</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection (3A) “
<term refersTo="#term-civil-legal-services-in-relation-to-referral-into-the-national-referral-mechanism">civil legal services in relation to referral into the national referral mechanism</term>
” means—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e10450">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>advice on the national referral mechanism, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e10456">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>other civil legal services in connection with accessing that mechanism,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>provided before a reasonable grounds decision has been made in relation to the individual to whom the services are provided.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e10464">
<num>3E</num>
<content>
<p>In subsections (3C) and (3D)—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-competent-authority">competent authority</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-national-referral-mechanism">national referral mechanism</term>
” have the same meaning as in Schedule 1 (see paragraph 8 of Part 4 of that Schedule);
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-reasonable-grounds-decision">reasonable grounds decision</term>
” has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (see section 69 of that Act).
</p>
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</content>
</section>
<section eId="section-68" period="#period27">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-ed363dd9827d1ab54e7fd09e375b3f7d" marker="I55" class="commentary I"/>
68
</num>
<heading>Disapplication of retained EU law deriving from Trafficking Directive</heading>
<subsection eId="section-68-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (saving for rights etc under section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972) ceases to apply to rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures derived from the Trafficking Directive so far as their continued existence would otherwise be incompatible with provision made by or under this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-68-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-the-trafficking-directive">The Trafficking Directive</term>
” means
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2011/0036">Council Directive 2011/36/EU</ref>
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-69" period="#period9">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6ab10b184cb6a45d2cca4a4a79e9b383" marker="I56" class="commentary I"/>
69
</num>
<heading>Part 5: interpretation</heading>
<subsection eId="section-69-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In this Part—</p>
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-competent-authority">competent authority</term>
” means a person who is a competent authority of the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Trafficking Convention;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-conclusive-grounds-decision">conclusive grounds decision</term>
” means a decision by a competent authority as to whether a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-positive-reasonable-grounds-decision">positive reasonable grounds decision</term>
” has the meaning given by section 61(1);
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-reasonable-grounds-decision">reasonable grounds decision</term>
” means a decision by a competent authority as to whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person is a victim of slavery or human trafficking;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
the “
<term refersTo="#term-trafficking-convention">Trafficking Convention</term>
” means the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (done at Warsaw on 16 May 2005);
</p>
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<item>
<p>“victim of slavery” and “victim of human trafficking” have the meanings given in regulations made by the Secretary of State.</p>
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-69-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part eId="part-6" period="#period16">
<num>PART 6</num>
<heading>Miscellaneous</heading>
<section eId="section-70" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-51da85183ba5f46709b351be58fbccdf" marker="I57" class="commentary I"/>
70
</num>
<heading>Visa penalty provision: general</heading>
<subsection eId="section-70-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The immigration rules may make such visa penalty provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to a country specified under section 71 or 72.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>“Visa penalty provision” is provision that does one or more of the following in relation to applications for entry clearance made by persons as nationals or citizens of a specified country—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-70-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>requires that entry clearance must not be granted pursuant to such an application before the end of a specified period;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>suspends the power to grant entry clearance pursuant to such an application;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>requires such an application to be treated as invalid for the purposes of the immigration rules;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>requires the applicant to pay £190 in connection with the making of such an application, in addition to any fee or other amount payable pursuant to any other enactment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
The Secretary of State may by regulations substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being mentioned in subsection
<a href="#section-70-2-d">(2)(d)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Before making visa penalty provision in relation to a specified country, the Secretary of State must give the government of that country reasonable notice of the proposal to do so.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The immigration rules must secure that visa penalty provision does not apply in relation to an application made before the day on which the provision comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Visa penalty provision may—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-70-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>make different provision for different purposes;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>provide for exceptions or exemptions, whether by conferring a discretion or otherwise;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>include incidental, supplementary, transitional, transitory or saving provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
Regulations under subsection
<a href="#section-70-3">(3)</a>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-70-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
are subject to affirmative resolution procedure if they increase the amount for the time being specified in subsection
<a href="#section-70-2-d">(2)(d)</a>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-70-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>are subject to negative resolution procedure if they decrease that amount.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
Sums received by virtue of subsection
<a href="#section-70-2-d">(2)(d)</a>
must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-70-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-country">country</term>
” includes any territory outside the United Kingdom;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-entry-clearance">entry clearance</term>
” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971 (see section 33(1) of that Act);
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-rules">immigration rules</term>
” means rules under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-specified">specified</term>
” means specified in the immigration rules.
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<section eId="section-71" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-42be913d2cadbd2096f22143cce370b0" marker="I58" class="commentary I"/>
71
</num>
<heading>Visa penalties for countries posing risk to international peace and security etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-71-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A country may be specified under this section if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the government of the country has taken action that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-71-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>gives, or is likely to give, rise to a threat to international peace and security,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-71-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>results, or is likely to result, in armed conflict, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-71-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>gives, or is likely to give, rise to a breach of international humanitarian law.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-71-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In deciding whether to specify a country for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-71-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the extent of the action taken;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-71-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the likelihood of further action falling within subsection
<a href="#section-71-1">(1)</a>
being taken;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-71-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the reasons for the action being taken;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-71-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-71-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
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<p>
<term refersTo="#term-action">action</term>
” includes a failure to act;
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-country">country</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-specified">specified</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 70.
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</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-72" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-628ae7ecb4433d9e4afdf1c24c8033a3" marker="I201" class="commentary I"/>
72
</num>
<heading>Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries</heading>
<subsection eId="section-72-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A country may be specified under this section if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-72-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the government of the country is not cooperating in relation to the return to the country from the United Kingdom of any of its nationals or citizens who require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but do not have it, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>as a result, there are nationals or citizens of the country that the Secretary of State has been unable to return to the country, whether or not others have been returned.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-72-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In forming an opinion as to whether a country is cooperating in relation to returns, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-72-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any arrangements (whether formal or informal) entered into by the government of the country with the United Kingdom government or the Secretary of State with a view to facilitating returns;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>the extent to which the government of the country is—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-72-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>taking the steps that are in practice necessary or expedient in relation to facilitating returns, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-72-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>doing so promptly;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-72-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In determining whether to specify a country for the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State must take the following into account—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-72-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the length of time for which the government of the country has not been cooperating in relation to returns;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the extent of the lack of cooperation;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the reasons for the lack of cooperation;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-72-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>such other matters as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-72-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In this section—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-cooperating-in-relation-to-returns">cooperating in relation to returns</term>
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<a href="#section-72-1-a">(1)(a)</a>
;
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-country">country</term>
” and “
<term refersTo="#term-specified">specified</term>
” have the same meanings as in section 70;
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<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-facilitating-returns">facilitating returns</term>
” means facilitating the return of nationals or citizens to a country as mentioned in subsection
<a href="#section-72-1-a">(1)(a)</a>
.
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</section>
<section eId="section-73" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c3245694816dcb426f432fdb9fd962f5" marker="I59" class="commentary I"/>
73
</num>
<heading>Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation</heading>
<subsection eId="section-73-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies where any visa penalty provision made pursuant to section 71 is in force in relation to a country.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-73-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-73-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
review the extent to which the country’s government is continuing to act in a way that, in the opinion of Secretary of State, has or is likely to have any of the consequences mentioned in section 71
<a href="#section-71-1">(1)</a>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-73-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in light of that review, determine whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-73-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
If, at any time, the Secretary of State forms the opinion that, despite the fact that the country’s government has taken or is taking action as mentioned in section 71
<a href="#section-71-1">(1)</a>
, the visa penalty provision is not necessary or expedient in connection with—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-73-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the promotion of international peace and security,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-73-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the resolution or prevention of armed conflict, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-73-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the promotion of compliance with international humanitarian law,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable revoke the visa penalty provision.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-73-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Each of the following is a relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-73-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which the visa penalty provision came into force;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-73-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>each subsequent period of 2 months.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-73-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-visa-penalty-provision">visa penalty provision</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 70.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-74" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-50291f3aae7d15997ce1520e25b7ef41" marker="I202" class="commentary I"/>
74
</num>
<heading>Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation</heading>
<subsection eId="section-74-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This section applies where any visa penalty provision made pursuant to section 72 is in force in relation to a country.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-74-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-74-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>review the extent to which the country’s cooperation in relation to returns has improved, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-74-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in light of that review, determine whether it is appropriate to amend the visa penalty provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-74-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If at any time the Secretary of State is no longer of the opinion mentioned in section 72(1), the Secretary of State must as soon as practicable revoke the visa penalty provision.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-74-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Each of the following is a relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-74-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which the visa penalty provision came into force;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-74-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>each subsequent period of 2 months.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-74-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-74-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-visa-penalty-provision">visa penalty provision</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 70;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-74-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-cooperation-in-relation-to-returns">cooperation in relation to returns</term>
” means cooperation as mentioned in section 72
<a href="#section-72-1-a">(1)(a)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-75" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2906c41a22323a0d498c173cd28a10f9" marker="I60" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-871b849d23eab70523466d0fe83e5f3b" marker="I182" class="commentary I"/>
75
</num>
<heading>Electronic travel authorisations</heading>
<subsection eId="section-75-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The Immigration Act 1971 is amended in accordance with subsections
<a href="#section-75-2">(2)</a>
to
<a href="#section-75-4">(4)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-75-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After Part 1 insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<part eId="d4e11156">
<num>PART 1A</num>
<heading>Electronic travel authorisations</heading>
<section eId="d4e11164">
<num>11C</num>
<heading>Electronic travel authorisations</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e11168">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
In this Act, “
<term refersTo="#term-an-eta">an ETA</term>
” means an authorisation in electronic form to travel to the United Kingdom.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00274">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Immigration rules may require an individual of a description specified in the rules not to travel to the United Kingdom from any place (including a place in the common travel area), whether with a view to entering the United Kingdom or to passing through it without entering, unless the individual has an ETA that is valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11183">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The rules may not impose this requirement on an individual if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11189">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the individual is a British citizen, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11195">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the individual would, on arrival in the United Kingdom, be entitled to enter without leave.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11201">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In relation to an individual travelling to the United Kingdom on a local journey from a place in the common travel area, subsection (3)(b) applies only if the individual would also be entitled to enter without leave if the journey were instead from a place outside the common travel area.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11207">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
The rules may impose the requirement mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00274">(2)</a>
on an individual who—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11216">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>travels to the United Kingdom on a local journey from a place in any of the Islands, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11222">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has leave to enter or remain in that island,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>only if it appears to the Secretary of State necessary to do so by reason of differences between the immigration laws of the United Kingdom and that island.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00275">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The rules must—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11236">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the form or manner in which an application for an ETA may be made, granted or refused;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11242">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>specify the conditions (if any) which must be met before an application for an ETA may be granted;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11248">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>specify the grounds on which an application for an ETA must or may be refused;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="p00276">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>specify the criteria to be applied in determining—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="p00277">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the period for which an ETA is valid;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="p00278">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the number of journeys to the United Kingdom during that period for which it is valid (which may be unlimited);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11272">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
require an ETA to include provision setting out the matters mentioned in paragraph
<a href="#p00277">(d)(i)</a>
and
<a href="#p00278">(ii)</a>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11284">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>provide for the form or manner in which an ETA may be varied or cancelled;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11290">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>specify the grounds on which an ETA must or may be varied or cancelled.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00279">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The rules may also—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11302">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
provide for exceptions to the requirement described in subsection
<a href="#p00274">(2)</a>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11311">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>make other provision relating to ETAs.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11317">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Rules made by virtue of this section may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="d4e11326">
<num>11D</num>
<heading>Electronic travel authorisations and the Islands</heading>
<subsection eId="p00280">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the effects in the United Kingdom of the grant or refusal under the law of any of the Islands of an authorisation in electronic form to travel to that island.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11336">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
Regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00280">(1)</a>
may in particular make provision about—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="p00281">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the recognition in the United Kingdom of an authorisation granted as mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00280">(1)</a>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11354">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the conditions or limitations that are to apply in the United Kingdom to such an authorisation;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11360">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the effects in the United Kingdom of such an authorisation being varied or cancelled under the law of any of the Islands;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11366">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the circumstances in which the Secretary of State or an immigration officer may vary or cancel such an authorisation (so far as it applies in the United Kingdom).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11372">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may, where requested to do so by any of the Islands, carry out functions on behalf of that island in relation to the granting of authorisations in electronic form to travel to that island.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11378">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
Regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00280">(1)</a>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11387">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may make provision modifying the effect of any provision of, or made under, this Act or any other enactment (whenever passed or made);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11393">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for different purposes;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11399">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>may make transitional, transitory or saving provision;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11405">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>may make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11411">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00280">(1)</a>
are to be made by statutory instrument.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11420">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00280">(1)</a>
is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-75-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 24A (deception), in subsection (1)(a)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-75-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
after “obtain” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“— (i)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-75-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after “Kingdom” insert </p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on">, or</p>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11453">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an ETA</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-75-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In section 33 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the appropriate place insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-an-eta">an ETA</term>
” has the meaning given by section
<a href="#p00273">11C</a>
;
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-75-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (interpretation of Part 5, which relates to immigration advisers and immigration service providers), in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant matters”, after paragraph (a) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>aa</num>
<p>
an application for an ETA (within the meaning of section
<a href="#p00273">11C</a>
of the Immigration Act 1971 (electronic travel authorisations));
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-75-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In section 126 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (compulsory provision of physical data), in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e11505">
<num>za</num>
<content>
<p>
an ETA (within the meaning of section
<a href="#p00273">11C</a>
of the Immigration Act 1971 (electronic travel authorisations)),
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-76" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-39597ab61d41f7c4726d8ae4dd82801b" marker="I61" class="commentary I"/>
76
</num>
<heading>Liability of carriers</heading>
<subsection eId="section-76-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (liability of carriers in respect of passengers) is amended in accordance with subsections
<a href="#section-76-2">(2)</a>
to
<a href="#section-76-8">(8)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For subsection (1) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e11543">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may charge the owner of a ship or aircraft the sum of £2,000 where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11549">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an individual who would not, on arrival in the United Kingdom, be entitled to enter without leave arrives by travelling on the ship or aircraft, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11555">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at least one of the Cases set out in subsections (1A) to (1C) applies.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00285">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>Case 1 is where, on being required to do so by an immigration officer, the individual fails to produce an immigration document which is valid and which satisfactorily establishes the individual’s identity and the individual’s nationality or citizenship.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11567">
<num>1B</num>
<intro>
<p>Case 2 is where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11573">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the individual requires an entry clearance,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11579">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind has not been granted, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11585">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>if required to do so by an immigration officer, the individual fails to produce an entry clearance in documentary form of the required kind.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11591">
<num>1C</num>
<intro>
<p>Case 3 is where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11597">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the individual was required not to travel to the United Kingdom unless the individual had an authorisation in electronic form (“an ETA”) under immigration rules made by virtue of section 11C of the Immigration Act 1971 that was valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11603">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the individual did not have such an ETA.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Omit subsection (2).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (4), for the words from “No charge” to “documents” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>
“No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 1 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that the individual produced an immigration document of the kind mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00285">(1A)</a>
</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e11634">
<num>4A</num>
<intro>
<p>No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 2 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11640">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the individual produced an entry clearance in documentary form of the required kind to the owner or an employee or agent of the owner when embarking on the ship or aircraft for the voyage or flight to the United Kingdom,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11646">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the owner or an employee or agent of the owner reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State in respect of the individual, that the individual did not require an entry clearance of the kind in question,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11652">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the owner or an employee or agent of the owner reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State, that an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind had been granted, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11658">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the owner or an employee or agent of the owner was unable to establish whether an entry clearance in electronic form of the required kind had been granted in respect of the individual and had a reasonable excuse for being unable to do so.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11664">
<num>4B</num>
<intro>
<p>No charge shall be payable on the basis that Case 3 applies in respect of any individual if the owner provides evidence that the owner or an employee or agent of the owner—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11670">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State in respect of the individual, that the individual was not required to have an ETA that was valid for the individual’s journey to the United Kingdom,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11676">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>reasonably believed, on the basis of information provided by the Secretary of State, that the individual had such an ETA, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11682">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>was unable to establish whether the individual had such an ETA and had a reasonable excuse for being unable to do so.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (5), for “subsection (4)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“subsection (4) or (4A)(a)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (6), for “a visa”, in the first two places it occurs, substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“an entry clearance”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (10), for “subsection (2)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“subsection (1)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-76-9">
<num>9</num>
<intro>
<p>In consequence of the amendments made by this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-76-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for the heading of section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“Charge in respect of individual without proper documents or authorisation”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-76-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
for the italic heading before section 40 of that Act substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“Individuals without proper documents or authorisation”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-77" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-c6639fc53470496d9b440122425baa25" marker="I62" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-913bf4f5e2b8ae978047980feaf25e92" marker="I183" class="commentary I"/>
77
</num>
<heading>Special Immigration Appeals Commission</heading>
<subsection eId="section-77-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 is amended in accordance with subsections
<a href="#section-77-2">(2)</a>
to
<a href="#section-77-4">(4)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-77-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After section 2E insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e11770">
<num>2F</num>
<heading>Jurisdiction: review of certain immigration decisions</heading>
<subsection eId="d4e11774">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (2) applies in relation to any decision of the Secretary of State which—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11780">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>relates to a person’s entitlement to enter, reside in or remain in the United Kingdom, or to a person’s removal from the United Kingdom,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11786">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>is not subject—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11792">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>to a right of appeal, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11798">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>to a right under a provision other than subsection (2) to apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission for the decision to be set aside, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11804">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>is certified by the Secretary of State acting in person as a decision that was made wholly or partly in reliance on information which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, should not be made public—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11810">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>in the interests of national security,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11816">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in the interests of the relationship between the United Kingdom and another country, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11822">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>otherwise in the public interest.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11828">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The person to whom the decision relates may apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to set aside the decision.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11834">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In determining whether the decision should be set aside, the Commission must apply the principles which would be applied in judicial review proceedings.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e11840">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If the Commission decides that the decision should be set aside, it may make any such order, or give any such relief, as may be made or given in judicial review proceedings.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-77-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 6A (procedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2C to 2E)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-77-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in the heading, for “2E” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-77-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1), for “or 2E” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 2E or 2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-77-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2)(a), for “or 2E” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 2E or 2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-77-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2)(b), for “or (as the case may be) 2E(2)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 2E(2) or (as the case may be) 2F(2)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-77-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 7 (appeals from the Commission), in subsection (1A), for “or 2E” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 2E or 2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-77-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
If subsection
<a href="#section-77-4">(4)</a>
comes into force before the day on which paragraph 26(5) of Schedule 9 to the Immigration Act 2014 comes into force, until that day subsection
<a href="#section-77-4">(4)</a>
has effect as if, in section 7(1A), for “or 2D” it substituted
<mod>
<quotedText>“, 2D or 2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-77-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 115(8) of the Equality Act 2010 (immigration cases), for “section 2D and 2E” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“section 2D, 2E or 2F”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-78" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a170d50e2db9e16d38f850aba66c7423" marker="I203" class="commentary I"/>
78
</num>
<heading>Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival</heading>
<subsection eId="section-78-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (port and border controls) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-78-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In paragraph 1(2) (definitions), in the definition of “ship”, after “hovercraft” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“and any floating vessel or structure”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-78-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 2 (power to question person about involvement in terrorism in port or border area or on ship or aircraft), after sub-paragraph (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e11951">
<num>3A</num>
<intro>
<p>This paragraph also applies to a person if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e11957">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the person is—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11963">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>being detained under a provision of the Immigration Acts, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11969">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>in custody having been arrested under paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11975">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the period of 5 days beginning with the day after the day on which the person was apprehended has not yet expired, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e11981">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>the examining officer believes that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11987">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the person arrived in the United Kingdom by sea from a place outside the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11993">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the person was apprehended within 24 hours of the person’s arrival on land.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e11999">
<num>3B</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3A)(b) and (c), a person is “apprehended”—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e12005">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in a case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(i) where the person is arrested (and not released) before being detained as mentioned in that provision, when the person is arrested;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e12011">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(i), when the person is first detained as mentioned in that provision;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e12017">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in a case within sub-paragraph (3A)(a)(ii), when the person is arrested as mentioned in that provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-79" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0077e27b58fbc2e2f51256ab79817b67" marker="I63" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-2c6ab4bb8889d895b28adddb4e5f03b6" marker="I184" class="commentary I"/>
79
</num>
<heading>References to justices of the peace in relation to Northern Ireland</heading>
<subsection eId="section-79-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-justice-of-the-peace">justice of the peace</term>
”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means lay magistrate;
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-79-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In section 167(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-justice-of-the-peace">justice of the peace</term>
”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means lay magistrate;
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</blockList>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-79-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In section 45 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (search for evidence of nationality: other premises), after subsection (5) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e12074">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In the application of this section to Northern Ireland a reference to a justice of the peace is to be treated as a reference to a lay magistrate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-80" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8401324f7afebf211f456f9f4fa451c4" marker="I64" class="commentary I"/>
80
</num>
<heading>Tribunal charging power in respect of wasted resources</heading>
<subsection eId="section-80-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>After section 25 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e12098">
<num>25A</num>
<heading>First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: charging power in respect of wasted resources</heading>
<subsection eId="p00293">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>If, in respect of proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal, the Tribunal considers that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e12108">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a relevant participant has acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e12114">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>as a result, the Tribunal’s resources have been wasted,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>it may charge the participant an amount under this section.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e12122">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subsection (1) is subject to Tribunal Procedure Rules.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e12128">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section “relevant participant”, in respect of proceedings, means—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e12134">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any person exercising a right of audience or right to conduct the proceedings on behalf of a party to proceedings,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e12140">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any employee of such a person, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e12146">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where the Secretary of State is a party to proceedings and has not instructed a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to act on their behalf in the proceedings, the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e12152">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A person may be found to have acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently for the purposes of subsection (1) by reason of having failed to act in a particular way.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e12158">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The proceeds of amounts charged under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-80-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In Schedule 5 to that Act (procedure in First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal), after paragraph 11 insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="d4e12171">
<heading>Charges in respect of wasted resources</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e12174">
<num>11A</num>
<subparagraph eId="d4e12178">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Rules may make provision for regulating matters relating to the charging of amounts under section 25A (First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: power to charge in respect of wasted resources).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e12184">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The provision mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) includes (in particular) provision prescribing scales of amounts that may be charged.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-81" class="prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-aebd02e718b62516ceafef23ba7592ce" marker="I65" class="commentary I"/>
81
</num>
<heading>Tribunal Procedure Rules to be made in respect of costs orders etc</heading>
<subsection eId="section-81-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
Tribunal Procedure Rules governing proceedings before the Tribunal (see subsection
<a href="#section-81-4">(4)</a>
) must prescribe conduct that, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is to be treated as—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-81-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>improper, unreasonable or negligent for the purposes of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="section-81-1-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 25A(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (charge in respect of wasted resources);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="section-81-1-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>section 29(4) of that Act (wasted costs);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-81-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an unreasonable act for the purposes of section 29(3A) of that Act (unreasonable costs orders).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-81-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Tribunal Procedure Rules must make provision to the effect that the Tribunal, if satisfied that conduct prescribed under subsection (1) has taken place, must consider whether to impose a charge or make an order in accordance with the provisions mentioned in that subsection.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-81-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in Tribunal Procedure Rules may compel the Tribunal to impose a charge, or make an order, mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to conduct (whether or not that conduct is prescribed under that subsection).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-81-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-the-tribunal">the Tribunal</term>
” means the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-Tier Tribunal and of the Upper Tribunal (see Articles 2 and 9 of The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2655">S.I. 2010/2655</ref>
)).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-81-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-conduct">conduct</term>
” includes acts and omissions.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-81-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In section 29 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, after subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e12271">
<num>3A</num>
<content>
<p>The relevant Tribunal may, in particular, make an order in respect of costs in any proceedings mentioned in subsection (1), if it considers that a party or its legal or other representative has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-82" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a0c9bee0b5e697c76977cf7dfb6fb694" marker="I66" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-e54fdec1d82cc1b9a3baddc95ba7b8f2" marker="I185" class="commentary I"/>
82
</num>
<heading>Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation</heading>
<subsection eId="section-82-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments and modifications of the Acts relating to immigration as in the Secretary of State’s opinion facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-82-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The Acts relating to immigration are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration Act 1971;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration Act 1988;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-j">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>the UK Borders Act 2007;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-k">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>Parts 10 and 12 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-l">
<num>l</num>
<content>
<p>the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-m">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>section 147 of and Schedule 8 to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-n">
<num>n</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration Act 2014;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-o">
<num>o</num>
<content>
<p>the Immigration Act 2016;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-p">
<num>p</num>
<content>
<p>Parts 1 and 3 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-q">
<num>q</num>
<content>
<p>this Act, other than Part 1;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-82-2-r">
<num>r</num>
<content>
<p>any other provision of an Act relating to immigration, whenever passed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-82-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-amend">amend</term>
” includes repeal (and similar terms are to be read accordingly).
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-82-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations made under this section do not come into force unless an Act is passed consolidating the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-82-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>If such an Act is passed, any regulations made under this section come into force immediately before the Act comes into force.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-82-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part eId="part-7" period="#period13">
<num>PART 7</num>
<heading>General</heading>
<section eId="section-83" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-cbe50fa926ee70dbe187ef79a3b6e640" marker="I67" class="commentary I"/>
83
</num>
<heading>Financial provision</heading>
<intro>
<p>The following are to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-83-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>expenditure incurred under or by virtue of this Act by a Minister of the Crown, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-83-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section eId="section-84" period="#period13">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-2e6b90e41bba10382f5a940fa0340145" marker="I68" class="commentary I"/>
84
</num>
<heading>Transitional and consequential provision</heading>
<subsection eId="section-84-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in consequence of this Act.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (2) includes provision amending, repealing or revoking any enactment.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-enactment">Enactment</term>
” includes—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-84-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-4-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under subsection (2) that amend—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-84-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an Act of Parliament,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>retained direct principal EU legislation,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an Act of the Scottish Parliament,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-5-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-5-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>Northern Ireland legislation,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Otherwise, regulations under subsection (2) are subject to negative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-84-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
In section 61(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (meaning of “
<term refersTo="#term-the-immigration-acts">the Immigration Acts</term>
”)—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-84-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (k), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-84-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (l) insert </p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on">, and</p>
<paragraph eId="d4e12588">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-85" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-36139dfd2fd3a0a2b09e8ad93f4485ab" marker="I69" class="commentary I"/>
85
</num>
<heading>Regulations</heading>
<subsection eId="section-85-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-85-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Regulations under this Act—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-85-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>may make different provision for different purposes;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-85-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may make transitional, transitory or saving provision;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-85-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>may make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-85-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where regulations under this Act are subject to “negative resolution procedure” the statutory instrument containing the regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-85-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where regulations under this Act are subject to “affirmative resolution procedure” the regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-85-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act subject to negative resolution procedure may instead be made by regulations under this Act subject to affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-85-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act for which no Parliamentary procedure is prescribed may instead be made by regulations subject to negative or affirmative resolution procedure.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-86" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-84259e204d9a6aa5fa3f699272731c30" marker="I70" class="commentary I"/>
86
</num>
<heading>Extent</heading>
<subsection eId="section-86-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject as follows.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-86-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-86-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Part 1 (nationality) also extends to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1981 (see section 50(1) of that Act).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-86-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any of the provisions of this Act to extend, with or without modifications, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-86-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A power under any provision listed in subsection (6) may be exercised so as to extend (with or without modification) to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man any amendment or repeal made by or under this Act of any part of an Act to which the provision listed in subsection (6) relates.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-86-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Those provisions are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 36 of the Immigration Act 1971,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 15(1) of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 13(5) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>section 9(3) of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>section 170(7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>section 163(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>section 338 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>section 49(3) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 63(3) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-j">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>section 60(4) of the UK Borders Act 2007,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-k">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>section 57(5) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-l">
<num>l</num>
<content>
<p>section 76(6) of the Immigration Act 2014,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-m">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>section 60(6) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-n">
<num>n</num>
<content>
<p>section 95(5) of the Immigration Act 2016, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-86-6-o">
<num>o</num>
<content>
<p>section 8(2) of the Immigration and Social Security (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-87" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0c962e2f48256500c3630346ab620e8b" marker="I71" class="commentary I"/>
87
</num>
<heading>Commencement</heading>
<subsection eId="section-87-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to subsections (3) to (5), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-87-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations under subsection (1) may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-87-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-87-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
section 10
<a href="#section-10-1">(1)</a>
and
<a href="#section-10-6">(6)</a>
to
<a href="#section-10-8">(8)</a>
(effect of failure to give notice of pre-commencement decision to deprive a person of citizenship);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>sections 70, 71 and 73 (visa penalties in relation to countries posing a risk to international peace and security etc);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>this Part.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-87-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed for the purposes of making (and, where required, consulting on) regulations—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 14 (requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>section 27 (accelerated detained appeals);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 42 and Schedule 5 (penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>section 43 (working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>section 50 (persons subject to immigration control: referral or age assessment by local authority);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>section 52 (use of scientific methods in age assessments);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>section 53 (regulations about age assessments);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>section 69 (interpretation of Part 5);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-4-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 82 (pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="section-87-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 28 (claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>paragraphs 5 to 19 of Schedule 4, and section 29 so far as it relates to those paragraphs (removal of asylum seeker to safe third country);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>section 30(1), (2) and (4) to (6) (Refugee Convention: general);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>sections 31 to 36 and 38 (interpretation of Refugee Convention);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>section 39 (interpretation of Part 2);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>section 44 (power to search container);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>section 49(1) to (4) (interpretation of Part 4);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>sections 72 and 74 (visa penalties in relation to uncooperative countries);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="section-87-5-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>section 78 (counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section eId="section-88" period="#period7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-e36b2dcf879ff49d492e486a849783d8" marker="I72" class="commentary I"/>
88
</num>
<heading>Short title</heading>
<content>
<p>This Act may be cited as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p>
</content>
</section>
</part>
<hcontainer name="schedules" eId="d4e12974" period="#period17">
<heading>SCHEDULES</heading>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-1" period="#period16">
<num>
SCHEDULE 1
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 9</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Waiver of requirement of presence in UK etc</heading>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e12986" period="#period16">
<heading>Amendments to the British Nationality Act 1981</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-1">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-b159187c9650f68e4cc4f795b6ac2b54" marker="I73" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-c715a174b2296bacbe255b2d6df86de2" marker="I139" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-7bc18fba5a0754403c189639c030bf76" marker="I74" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-1ef41e5b2b66c9fda0b9fd32a3748129" marker="I140" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 4 (acquisition by registration: British overseas territories citizens etc) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (4)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before paragraph (a) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e13022">
<num>za</num>
<content>
<p>treat the person to whom the application relates as fulfilling the first requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) although the person was not in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the period there mentioned;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (a), for “requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) or” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“second requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) or the requirement specified in”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-2-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="p00305">
<num>4A</num>
<content>
<p>
Subsection
<a href="#p00306">(4B)</a>
applies where, on an application for registration as a British citizen made by a person to whom this section applies, the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00306">
<num>4B</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may for the purposes of subsection (2) treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in subsection (2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e13061">
<num>4C</num>
<content>
<p>
The reference in subsection
<a href="#p00305">(4A)</a>
to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-9aa553eac0b77c7b05ced57b3f289932" marker="I75" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-1" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>Schedule 1 (requirements for naturalisation) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-2" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 2 (naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1): waiver of requirements in special circumstances)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraph (1), before paragraph (a) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e13096">
<num>za</num>
<content>
<p>treat the applicant as fulfilling the first requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) although the applicant was not in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the period there mentioned;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in that sub-paragraph, in paragraph (a), for “requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) or” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“second requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(a) or the requirement specified in”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>after that sub-paragraph insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e13120">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraph (1B) applies where the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13126">
<num>1B</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may for the purposes of paragraph 1 treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in paragraph 1(2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13132">
<num>1C</num>
<content>
<p>The reference in sub-paragraph (1A) to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 4, in paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for “the reference” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“the references”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
for “a reference” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“references”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4" period="#period16">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 6 (naturalisation as a British overseas territories citizen under section 18(1): waiver of requirements in special circumstances)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4-a" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
a
</num>
<content>
<p>the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4-b" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
b
</num>
<content>
<p>before paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e13192">
<num>za</num>
<content>
<p>treat the applicant as fulfilling the first requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) although the applicant was not in the relevant territory at the beginning of the period there mentioned;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4-c" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
c
</num>
<content>
<p>
in paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph, for “requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) or” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“second requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(a) or the requirement specified in”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-4-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>after that sub-paragraph insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e13217">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraph (3) applies where the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the relevant territory.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13223">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may for the purposes of paragraph 5 treat the applicant as fulfilling the requirement specified in paragraph 5(2)(d), without enquiring into whether or not the applicant was in the relevant territory in breach of the immigration laws in the period there mentioned.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13229">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The reference in sub-paragraph (2) to having indefinite leave to enter or remain is to be construed as a reference to any status formally granted under the immigration laws in force in the relevant territory which is broadly equivalent to the status of having indefinite leave to enter or remain under the Immigration Act 1971.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-5" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-01d6ab826b01a2662f753848c9613dca" marker="I130" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 8, in paragraph (a)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for “the reference” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“the references”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-3-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
for “a reference” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“references”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-4" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-fe9c59cb106be99c716b868040a51c32" marker="I76" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-631e229edf7fdf64dbbcb5fb6bcd0c26" marker="I141" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<heading>Consequential amendment</heading>
<content>
<p>In section 1 of the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act 2014 (applications for citizenship by members or former members of armed forces), omit subsection (3).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-2" period="#period30">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-91cb9d2f8aef2a2ef5bbee91b9a41404" marker="I128" class="commentary I"/>
SCHEDULE 2
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 10(4)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight</heading>
<content>
<p>This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="d4e13285">
<num>
SCHEDULE 4A
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 40(5E)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e13297">
<num>1</num>
<heading>Deprivation without notice: application to Special Immigration Appeals Commission</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13301">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If the Secretary of State proposes to make a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, the Secretary of State may apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission under this paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13307">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>If the Secretary of State makes a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, the Secretary of State must apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission under this paragraph within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which the order is made (unless an application has already been made under sub-paragraph (1)).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13313">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The function of the Commission on an application under this paragraph is to determine whether, in respect of each condition in section 40(5A) on which the Secretary of State relies, the Secretary of State’s view is obviously flawed.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13319">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In determining that question, the Commission must apply the principles that would be applicable on an application for judicial review.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13325">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>If the Commission determines that the Secretary of State’s view is obviously flawed in respect of each condition in section 40(5A) on which the Secretary of State relies—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13331">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if the order in question has not been made, section 40(5) applies in relation to the order (notwithstanding section 40(5A));</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13337">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>if the order has been made, the Secretary of State must, within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the Commission made the determination—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13343">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>give late notice in respect of the order,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13349">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>revoke the order, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13355">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>make an application under sub-paragraph (6).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13361">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may (at any time) make an application to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission for fresh consideration of a decision the Secretary of State has made under section 40(5A) where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13367">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the opinion of the Secretary of State, circumstances have changed materially since the determination mentioned in sub-paragraph (5), or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13373">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State wishes to provide further evidence to the Commission.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>Sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) apply to an application under this sub-paragraph.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13385">
<num>2</num>
<heading>Deprivation of citizenship without notice: review</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13389">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13395">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State makes a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13401">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the Special Immigration Appeals Commission has not made the determination mentioned in paragraph 1(5) (Secretary of State’s decision obviously flawed).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13407">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State must, at least once in every review period, review the circumstances of the person in respect of whom the order was made (so far as known) and decide whether to give late notice in respect of the order.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13413">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>On such a review, the Secretary of State must decide to give late notice to the person unless it appears to the Secretary of State that any of the conditions in section 40(5A) is met (reading any reference in those provisions to notice under section 40(5) as a reference to late notice).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13419">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>If the Secretary of State decides at any point to give late notice in respect of the order—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13425">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Secretary of State must give the notice as soon as reasonably practicable, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13431">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>once the notice is given, sub-paragraph (2) ceases to apply in relation to the person.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13437">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>If on the expiry of the final review period the Secretary of State has not given, or has not decided to give, late notice in respect of the order, the Secretary of State must make an application to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission within the period of seven days beginning with the day after the final day of that review period.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13443">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) of paragraph 1 (except sub-paragraph (5)(a)) apply for the purposes of an application under sub-paragraph (5) as they apply for the purposes of an application under that paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13449">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this paragraph, each of the following is a “review period”—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13455">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the period of four months beginning with the day after the day on which the Special Immigration Appeals Commission first determined an application in relation to the order under paragraph 1, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13461">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>each of the next five successive periods of four months.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13470">
<num>3</num>
<heading>Interpretation</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13474">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In this Schedule, references to making a conducive grounds deprivation order without notice are to making an order under section 40(2) without giving notice under subsection (5) of that section (in reliance on subsection (5A) of that section).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13480">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In this Schedule, “late notice”, in respect of an order under section 40(5), means written notice to the person in respect of whom the order was made specifying—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13486">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the Secretary of State has made the order,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13492">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the reasons for the order, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13498">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the person’s right of appeal under section 40A(1) or under section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
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</p>
</content>
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<num>
SCHEDULE 3
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 23</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Expedited appeals where priority removal notice served: consequential amendments</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-1" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5a898b357c50023570291f6a5aaf8936" marker="I77" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-2" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a94f66beede1ce2aee6dbbe6677beb10" marker="I78" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 85 (matters to be considered on appeal)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsections (1), (2) and (4), after “the Tribunal” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or the Upper Tribunal”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in subsection (5)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-2-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
after “the Tribunal”, in the first place it appears, insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or the Upper Tribunal”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-2-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
for “the Tribunal”, in the second place it appears, substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“the tribunal concerned”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-3" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-384780b022ce727a9363c84a5b2ccb24" marker="I79" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 86 (determination of appeal), in subsection (2), after “the Tribunal” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or the Upper Tribunal”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-4" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0e4492737c34d8f59985534162a95242" marker="I80" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 106 (tribunal procedure rules), in subsections (3) and (4), after “the Tribunal” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or the Upper Tribunal”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-5" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-f18592490cb059621ebb996b5b3cbb84" marker="I81" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 107 (practice directions)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before subsection (3) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e13594">
<num>2A</num>
<intro>
<p>Subsection (3) applies to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13600">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings under section 82 in the Tribunal or proceedings in the Upper Tribunal arising out of such proceedings;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13606">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>proceedings under section 82 in the Upper Tribunal (see section 82A and section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (3), for the words from “under section 82” to “such proceedings” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“to which this subsection applies”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-6" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-34247cf060f7500067e7565e52aba7d8" marker="I82" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<content>
<p>
In section 108 (forged document: proceedings in private), in subsection (2), after “The Tribunal” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“or the Upper Tribunal”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-7" class=" prospective">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-7a93820fff1f5b65f7a702dad623f62a" marker="I83" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (claimant’s credibility), in subsection (9A)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
for the words from the beginning to “subsection (7) the” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“In this section a”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after “acting” insert </p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on"></p>
<paragraph eId="d4e13658">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p/>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-3-paragraph-7-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>at the end insert </p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on">, or</p>
<paragraph eId="d4e13674">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in relation to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13680">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13686">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>an expedited related appeal within the meaning of section 24 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 that involves an asylum claim or a human rights claim.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
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<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-4" period="#period16">
<num>
SCHEDULE 4
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 29</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Removal of asylum seeker to safe country</heading>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e13701" period="#period16">
<heading>Amendments to section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-1">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-f467cfffacd4c7b3e3c71e51242be7af" marker="I84" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-325d29fd9f9ae2cf0d4030a04904a1b9" marker="I151" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 77 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (no removal while claim for asylum pending), after subsection (2) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e13713">
<num>2A</num>
<content>
<p>This section does not prevent a person being removed to, or being required to leave to go to, a State falling within subsection (2B).</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e13719">
<num>2B</num>
<intro>
<p>A State falls within this subsection if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13725">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>it is a place where a person’s life and liberty are not threatened by reason of the person’s race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13731">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>it is a place from which a person will not be removed elsewhere other than in accordance with the Refugee Convention,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13737">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>it is a place—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13743">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>to which a person can be removed without their Convention rights under Article 3 (no torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) being contravened, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13749">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>from which a person will not be sent to another State in contravention of the person’s Convention rights, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13755">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the person is not a national or citizen of the State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e13761">
<num>2C</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13767">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>any State to which Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 for the time being applies—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13773">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>is to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(a) and (b), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e13779">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>is, unless the contrary is shown by a person to be the case in their particular circumstances, to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(c)(i) and (ii);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13785">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any State to which Part 4 of that Schedule for the time being applies is to be presumed to be a State falling within subsection (2B)(a) and (b);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13791">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a reference to anything being done in accordance with the Refugee Convention is a reference to the thing being done in accordance with the principles of the Convention, whether or not by a signatory to it;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13797">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-state">State</term>
” includes any territory outside of the United Kingdom.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-2">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-915ac496818bc43867023c6f1013eb0b" marker="I85" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-1842a75e41a396159851f3f259952cde" marker="I152" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (3) of that section, for “subsection (2)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>
“this section, “
<term refersTo="#term-convention-rights">Convention rights</term>
” means the rights identified as Convention rights by section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (whether or not in relation to a State that is a party to the Convention); and”
</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-3" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-69c284bab902a3010b382bdae5a9b4b7" marker="I86" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-45faccebfc5125c21f7915a3dfd14068" marker="I153" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<heading>Amendments to Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004: introductory</heading>
<content>
<p>
Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (the “
<term refersTo="#term-2004-act">2004 Act</term>
”) (removal of asylum seeker to safe country) is amended as follows.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-4" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#M_I_6fff5b54-0362-4b75-a26d-10fca542d828" marker="I219" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-04cf23defc37e14adeb7b2eea3ef5254" marker="I154" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<heading>Amendments consequential on amendments to section 77 of the 2002 Act</heading>
<content>
<p>Omit paragraphs 4, 9, 14 and 18.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e13845" period="#period16">
<heading>Rebuttable presumption of safety of specified countries in relation to Convention rights</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-5">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6de205783e5970632cae883bd604f828" marker="I204" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-5-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraph 3 (presumptions of safety) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-5-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “human rights claim” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“(the “claimant”)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-5-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After sub-paragraph (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subparagraph eId="d4e13875">
<num>1A</num>
<intro>
<p>Unless the contrary is shown by the claimant to be the case in their particular circumstances, a State to which this Part applies is to be treated, in so far as relevant to the question mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), as a place—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e13881">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to which a person can be removed without their Convention rights under Article 3 (no torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment) being contravened, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e13887">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>from which a person will not be sent to another State in contravention of their Convention rights.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-5-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In sub-paragraph (2), omit paragraph (b) (but not the final “and”).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-6">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-7330f8b666587c6e01322e8b8c53075e" marker="I205" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 5 (in country appeals in cases of removal to safe country)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraph (3), omit paragraph (b) (together with the preceding “or”);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraph (4), in both places they appear, omit the words “to which this sub-paragraph applies”;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-6-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraph (5).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
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<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e13924" period="#period16">
<heading>Safe countries</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-7">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-481f0fc287e3994c80caa70d1b3e9c7f" marker="I206" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 1(1) (definitions), after the definition of “the Refugee Convention”, insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
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<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
<term refersTo="#term-state">State</term>
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</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-8">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0a5b77346286678720904267f6fd196b" marker="I207" class="commentary I"/>
8
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 2 (countries to which presumptions of safety in Part 2 of Schedule 3 apply)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (ba) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e13957">
<num>bb</num>
<content>
<p>Republic of Croatia,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (o) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e13972">
<num>oa</num>
<content>
<p>Principality of Liechtenstein,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-9">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-316e4615c4e67a2001374331027fc3a6" marker="I208" class="commentary I"/>
9
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 20(1) (powers to amend list of safe countries by order)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-9-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the words from “add a State” to the end become paragraph (a);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-9-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after that paragraph (a) insert </p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on">, or</p>
<paragraph eId="d4e14002">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>remove a State from that list.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-53c450a41ef080d659996d6a69ba3677" marker="I209" class="commentary I"/>
10
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 21 (procedure for orders under paragraph 20)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-10-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, for “20(1)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“20(1)(a)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-10-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (2), in the opening words, for “20(2)(b)” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“20(1)(b) or (2)(b)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e14033" period="#period16">
<heading>Appeal rights</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-11">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0f7aa7228674ce23a97c26493ae0a7d3" marker="I210" class="commentary I"/>
11
</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 5 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 2 applies) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-12">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-80b6cf310341544de8cdaa717c8cf7a7" marker="I211" class="commentary I"/>
12
</num>
<content>
<p>Omit paragraph 6 (no out of country appeal rights).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-13">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0d1216a4e9377c076b0faac398b29683" marker="I212" class="commentary I"/>
13
</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 10 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 3 applies), in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-14">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d5a7a8feaae34bb33cd2d9357964152a" marker="I213" class="commentary I"/>
14
</num>
<content>
<p>Omit paragraph 11 (no out of country appeal rights).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-15">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-40e40c22f1aaf530918702d2b91254a5" marker="I214" class="commentary I"/>
15
</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 15 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to State to which Part 4 applies), in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “from within the United Kingdom”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-eb8b2c9863f8d3f07514e2473d1ba7df" marker="I215" class="commentary I"/>
16
</num>
<content>
<p>Omit paragraph 16 (no out of country appeal rights).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-17">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-1d3d483d02eba470af095cdbc312c26e" marker="I216" class="commentary I"/>
17
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 19 (appeal rights where person certified for removal to a State safe for that person)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-17-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), omit “from within the United Kingdom”;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-17-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraph (d).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-18" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-55aafd21d851dbdacd35752cafdfd60b" marker="I217" class="commentary I"/>
18
</num>
<heading>Consequential amendments</heading>
<intro>
<p>In section 92 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (place from which an appeal may be brought), omit—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-18-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>subsection (2)(b) (and the preceding “or”);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-18-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>subsection (3)(b) (and the preceding “or”).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-a468789f473811a1a689c07d2f98489d" marker="I218" class="commentary I"/>
19
</num>
<heading>Transitional provision</heading>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The amendments made by paragraph
<a href="#schedule-4-paragraph-6">6</a>
do not apply to a case in which the Secretary of State made the certification under paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 3 to the 2004 Act before the coming into force of paragraph 6 of this Schedule.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
The amendments made by paragraphs
<a href="#schedule-4-paragraph-11">11</a>
,
<a href="#schedule-4-paragraph-13">13</a>
,
<a href="#schedule-4-paragraph-15">15</a>
and
<a href="#schedule-4-paragraph-17">17</a>
to the following provisions of Schedule 3 to the 2004 Act do not apply to a case in which the claim was certified as clearly unfounded by the Secretary of State before the coming into force of those paragraphs—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 5(4);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 10(4);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 15(4);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-4-paragraph-19-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 19(c).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-5" period="#period10">
<num>
SCHEDULE 5
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 42</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-1" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d7c21965dc04f98d3b2595593271c366" marker="I87" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>Part 2 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (carriers’ liability) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-2" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-dc9841a9573514ef56f7684eef45d1d8" marker="I88" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>
For the italic heading before section 32 substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“Penalties for failure to secure goods vehicle and for carrying clandestine entrants”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-3" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-ce6ddff46e1c8282f2f8432dd12b7b11" marker="I89" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>Before section 32 (but after the italic heading before that section) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<section eId="d4e14215">
<num>31A</num>
<heading>Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc</heading>
<subsection eId="p00321">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
The Secretary of State may impose a penalty on a person responsible for a goods vehicle which has arrived at a place mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00322">(2)</a>
if—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14228">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
on its arrival at that place, the vehicle is not adequately secured against unauthorised access (see subsection
<a href="#p00323">(4)</a>
(a)), and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14237">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the person has not taken the actions specified in regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00323">(4)</a>
(b) as actions to be taken by that person in relation to the securing of the vehicle against unauthorised access before or during its journey to that place.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00322">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Those places are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14252">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a place where immigration control is operated, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14258">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in a case where the vehicle previously arrived at a place outside the United Kingdom where immigration control is operated and then journeyed to a place in the United Kingdom, that place in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14264">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
A penalty may be imposed under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
regardless of whether any person has obtained unauthorised access to the vehicle during its journey to the place mentioned in subsection
<a href="#p00322">(2)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00323">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
The Secretary of State must specify in regulations for the purposes of subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14285">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>what is meant by a goods vehicle being adequately secured against unauthorised access, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14291">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the actions to be taken by each person responsible for a goods vehicle in relation to the securing of the vehicle against unauthorised access.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14297">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
The actions that may be specified in regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00323">(4)</a>
(b) include, in particular—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14306">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the vehicle,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14312">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14318">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00324">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
Before making regulations under subsection
<a href="#p00323">(4)</a>
, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14333">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>
In imposing a penalty under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
, the Secretary of State—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14342">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>must specify an amount which does not exceed the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14348">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>may impose separate penalties on more than one of the persons responsible for a goods vehicle, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14354">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>may not impose penalties which amount in aggregate to more than the maximum prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14360">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
A penalty imposed under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
must be paid to the Secretary of State before the end of the prescribed period.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14369">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>
A person is not liable to the imposition of a penalty under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
if that person’s failure to take the actions specified in regulations under subsection (4)(b) was as a result of duress.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14378">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>
If a penalty is imposed under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
in relation to the arrival of a goods vehicle in a place outside the United Kingdom where immigration control is operated, a penalty may not be imposed in relation to the vehicle’s arrival in the United Kingdom as part of the same journey.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14387">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>
A penalty may not be imposed on a person under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
if a penalty is imposed on that person under section 32(2) in respect of the same circumstances.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00325">
<num>12</num>
<intro>
<p>
Where a penalty is imposed under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
on a person who is the driver of a goods vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with a person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) who is the vehicle’s owner or hirer—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14409">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the driver and P are jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed on the driver (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14415">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a provision of this Part about notification, objection or appeal has effect as if the penalty imposed on the driver were also imposed on P (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P in P’s capacity as the owner or hirer of the vehicle).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14421">
<num>13</num>
<content>
<p>
In the case of a detached trailer, subsection
<a href="#p00325">(12)</a>
has effect as if a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00326">
<num>14</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this section the persons responsible for a goods vehicle are—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14436">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if the goods vehicle is a detached trailer, the owner, hirer and operator of the trailer, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14442">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if it is not, the owner, hirer and driver of the vehicle.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14448">
<num>15</num>
<content>
<p>
Where by virtue of subsection
<a href="#p00326">(14)</a>
a person is responsible for a goods vehicle in more than one capacity, a separate penalty may be imposed on the person under subsection
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
in respect of each capacity.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14460">
<num>16</num>
<content>
<p>
In this section “
<term refersTo="#term-immigration-control">immigration control</term>
” means United Kingdom immigration control and includes any United Kingdom immigration control operated in a prescribed control zone outside the United Kingdom.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-4" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5e20cb07bab242ac3ad04a0b17843148" marker="I90" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-4-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 32 (penalty for carrying clandestine entrants) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-4-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (2A) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14487">
<num>2B</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may reduce the amount of a penalty under this section if the responsible person can show that they took the actions specified in regulations under subsection (2C) in relation to the securing of the transporter against unauthorised access.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14493">
<num>2C</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State must specify in regulations the actions that a responsible person must have taken in order to be eligible for a reduction in the amount of a penalty.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14499">
<num>2D</num>
<intro>
<p>The actions that may be specified in regulations under subsection (2C) include, in particular—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14505">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the transporter,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14511">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the transporter, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14517">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14523">
<num>2E</num>
<content>
<p>Before making regulations under subsection (2C), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-4-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For subsection (4) substitute—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14536">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
Where a penalty is imposed under subsection (2) on a person who is the driver of a vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with a person (“
<term refersTo="#term-p">P</term>
”) who is the vehicle’s owner or hirer—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14545">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the driver and P are jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed on the driver (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14551">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a provision of this Part about notification, objection or appeal has effect as if the penalty imposed on the driver were also imposed on P (whether or not a penalty is also imposed on P in P’s capacity as the owner or hirer of the vehicle).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-4-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (6A) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14564">
<num>6B</num>
<content>
<p>
A penalty may not be imposed on a person under subsection (2) if a penalty is imposed on that person under section 31A
<a href="#p00321">(1)</a>
in respect of the same circumstances.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d68bac6f9bf7a7f678e9a5551de97bd5" marker="I91" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 32A (level of penalty: code of practice) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Before subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14591">
<num>A1</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice specifying matters to be considered in determining the amount of a penalty under section 31A.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14597">
<num>B1</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State must have regard to the code (in addition to any other matters the Secretary of State thinks relevant)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14603">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>when imposing a penalty under section 31A, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14609">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>when considering a notice of objection under section 35(4) in relation to a penalty under section 31A.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (2)(b), after “35(4)” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“in relation to a penalty under section 32”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (3) for “the code” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a code under this section”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (4) for “the draft code” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a draft code”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (5) for “the code” in the first place it occurs substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a code under this section”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-5-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (6) for “the code” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“a code”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-6" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-fab0d4b06d43b25073aa9fe48c68319d" marker="I92" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<content>
<p>Omit section 33 (prevention of clandestine entrants: code of practice).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-3c41f7d40549650217af9d5027c1a88a" marker="I93" class="commentary I"/>
7
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-1" period="#period2">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 34 (defences to claim that penalty is due under section 32) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-2" period="#period2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Omit subsection (3).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (3A)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
at the end of paragraph (b) insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“and”</quotedText>
</mod>
,
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>for paragraph (c) substitute—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
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<num>c</num>
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</content>
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</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">, and</inline>
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</content>
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<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-3-c">
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<content>
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</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
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</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14733">
<num>3C</num>
<intro>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to checking a person has not gained unauthorised access to the wagon,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14745">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the reporting of any unauthorised access to the wagon, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14751">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>actions in relation to the keeping of records to establish that other actions specified in the regulations have been taken.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14757">
<num>3D</num>
<content>
<p>Before making regulations under subsection (3B), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</p>
</content>
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</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7-5" period="#period2">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Omit subsection (4).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0c197de45c5806e21ffc00b81616f0b0" marker="I94" class="commentary I"/>
8
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-1" period="#period2">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 35 (procedure for penalties and objections against penalties) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Omit subsection (3).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-3" period="#period2">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) after “section” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“31A or”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-4" period="#period2">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (2)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (c), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at the end of paragraph (d) insert </p>
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<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<p class="run-on">and</p>
<paragraph eId="d4e14816">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>be issued before the end of such period as may be prescribed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-5" period="#period2">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (10) after “section” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“31A or”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-6" period="#period2">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (12)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (c), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after paragraph (c) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d4e14850">
<num>ca</num>
<content>
<p>by electronic mail, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-cd1adc87456a156339878195d959609e" marker="I95" class="commentary I"/>
9
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 35A (appeals) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1) after “section” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“31A or”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (3)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
at the end of paragraph (a) insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“and”</quotedText>
</mod>
, and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-9-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit paragraph (b) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-0915e55e8cad72cfc0bf7bd89ba9b029" marker="I96" class="commentary I"/>
10
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 36 (power to detain vehicles etc in connection with penalties under section 32) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In the heading, after “section” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“31A or”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (2A)(a), for “is an employee of its owner or hirer” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“drives the vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with the owner or hirer of the vehicle”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (2A) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14935">
<num>2AA</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (2A) has effect as if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14941">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14947">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the reference to driving the vehicle were a reference to operating it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (5) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e14960">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>A document which is to be issued to or served on a person outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section may be issued or served—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e14966">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in person,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14972">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by post,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14978">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>by facsimile transmission,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14984">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>by electronic mail, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e14990">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>in another prescribed manner.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e14996">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a document issued or served in a manner listed in subsection (6) in accordance with the regulations is to be taken to have been received at a time specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-11" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-763475abbde9ba2b53dbad173cbabfd5" marker="I97" class="commentary I"/>
11
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-11-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 36A (detention in default of payment) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-11-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (4)(b), for “was an employee of” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“drove the vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-11-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (4) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15029">
<num>4A</num>
<content>
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</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-11-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (6) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15042">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>If a transporter is detained under this section, the owner, consignor or any other person who has an interest in any freight or other thing carried in or on the transporter may remove it, or arrange for it to be removed, at such time and in such way as is reasonable.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e15048">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>The detention of a transporter under this section is lawful even though it is subsequently established that the penalty notice on which the detention was based was ill-founded in respect of all or any of the penalties to which it related.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e15054">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>But subsection (8) does not apply if the Secretary of State was acting unreasonably in issuing the penalty notice.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e15060">
<num>10</num>
<intro>
<p>A document which is to be issued to or served on a person outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section may be issued or served—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e15066">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in person,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e15072">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by post,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e15078">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>by facsimile transmission,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e15084">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>by electronic mail, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e15090">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>in another prescribed manner.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e15096">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a document issued or served in a manner listed in subsection (10) in accordance with the regulations is to be taken to have been received at a time specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12" period="#period10">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5b1170c89e9694561230bf89258c4a01" marker="I98" class="commentary I"/>
12
</num>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Section 43 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In subsection (1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
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<num>ii</num>
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<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in the definition of “transporter” after “vehicle” insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“(including a goods vehicle)”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>After subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15180">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
<p>References in this Part to the securing of a goods vehicle against unauthorised access include references to the securing of any container which is being carried by a goods vehicle against unauthorised access.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e15186">
<num>1B</num>
<content>
<p>
In subsection (1A) “
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<num>
SCHEDULE 6
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 43(2)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Working in United Kingdom waters: consequential and related amendments</heading>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e15204" period="#period23">
<heading>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/77">Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)</ref>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-1">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8f0c56bdd0d16b8aadd06cc6382784b3" marker="I99" class="commentary I"/>
1
</num>
<content>
<p>The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-2">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-9b6cd540a8c70e55ca7328809d1fc9f8" marker="I100" class="commentary I"/>
2
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 8 (exceptions for seamen etc), after subsection (1) insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15223">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
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</content>
</subsection>
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</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-3">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-1c3210b29a6d237534f025dd1d710946" marker="I101" class="commentary I"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>In section 11 (references to entry etc), after subsection (1) insert—</p>
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<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15237">
<num>1ZA</num>
<content>
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</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-4">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-5dd849f868590e676dce2734819bdccb" marker="I102" class="commentary I"/>
4
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 28 (proceedings for offences)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-4-a" period="#period4">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15257">
<num>A1</num>
<content>
<p>Proceedings for an offence under this Part that is committed in the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">;</inline>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-4-b" period="#period1">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (2A), for “section 25 or 25A” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“this Part”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-5">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-6ea8355527114e2059bc90f3feb37588" marker="I103" class="commentary I"/>
5
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 28L (interpretation of Part 3) —</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1), at the beginning insert
<mod>
<quotedText>“Subject to subsection (1A)”</quotedText>
</mod>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>after subsection (1) insert—</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<subsection eId="d4e15297">
<num>1A</num>
<content>
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</content>
</subsection>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-6">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-ee22088ebef731776eeaeceb487d9e84" marker="I104" class="commentary I"/>
6
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 28M (enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales), in subsection (2)(a)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-6-paragraph-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
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<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown main double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
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<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>omit “or an enforcement officer”.</p>
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5
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<intro>
<p>In section 28O (enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland)—</p>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1) for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute
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<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in subsection (3)—</p>
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<subparagraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-5-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>omit “an immigration officer,”, and</p>
</content>
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<subparagraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-5-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>omit “or an enforcement officer”.</p>
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6
</num>
<intro>
<p>In section 28P (hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom waters)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (1), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (3), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute
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<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in subsection (5), for the words from “An immigration officer” to “enforcement officer” substitute
<mod>
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<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in subsection (10), omit “or an enforcement officer”.</p>
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<noteRef href="#key-19d099b457da1ee1b22a896a03657abf" marker="I166" class="commentary I"/>
7
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<num>28PA</num>
<heading>Power to seize and dispose of ships etc.</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This section applies if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16112">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship has been used in the commission of a relevant offence, and</p>
</content>
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<paragraph eId="d4e16118">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the ship is in United Kingdom waters or otherwise in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
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<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
Subject to subsection
<a href="#p00333">(3)</a>
, the immigration officer may seize the ship and any property relating to the operation or use of the ship.
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<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The authority of the Secretary of State is required before an immigration officer may seize anything under this section.</p>
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<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If an immigration officer seizes a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, the Secretary of State must notify the home state or relevant territory in question that the ship has been seized.</p>
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<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
In subsection
<a href="#p00334">(4)</a>
<term refersTo="#term-home-state">home state</term>
”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the State in which the ship is registered, or</p>
</content>
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<paragraph eId="d4e16163">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the State whose flag the ship is otherwise entitled to fly.</p>
</content>
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<subsection eId="d4e16169">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a ship without nationality, or property relating to the operation or use of a ship without nationality, is seized under this section—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16175">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>section 26 of the UK Borders Act 2007 (disposal of property) and any regulations made under that section do not apply in respect of that ship or other property, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16181">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
subsections
<a href="#p00335">(7)</a>
to
<a href="#p00340">(12)</a>
apply instead.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00335">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The Secretary of State may—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16199">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>return the ship or other property to the person whom the Secretary of State believes to be its owner, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="p00336">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>after the relevant period—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16211">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>dispose of the ship or other property, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="p00337">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>determine that the ship or other property is to be retained to be used in the course of, or in connection with, a function under the Immigration Acts.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e16223">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
On the making of a determination under subsection
<a href="#p00337">(7)(b)(ii)</a>
, the ship or other property vests in the Secretary of State.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="d4e16232">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>The relevant period is the period of 31 days beginning with the date on which the ship or other property was seized.</p>
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<subsection eId="d4e16238">
<num>10</num>
<intro>
<p>
Before exercising a power under subsection
<a href="#p00336">(7)(b)</a>
, the Secretary of State must make reasonable efforts to—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16247">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>ascertain the identity of the owner of the ship or other property, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="p00338">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
subject to subsection
<a href="#p00339">(11)</a>
, notify that person that the ship or other property has been seized.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00339">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>
The Secretary of State is not required to notify a person under subsection
<a href="#p00338">(10)(b)</a>
if to do so may prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
</p>
</content>
</subsection>
<subsection eId="p00340">
<num>12</num>
<intro>
<p>Disposal under this section may be in any manner the Secretary of State thinks fit, including—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16278">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>by sale;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16284">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by dismantling;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16290">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>by destruction;</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16296">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>by donation of the ship or other property to a charity or other not-for-profit body.</p>
</content>
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8
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<intro>
<p>In section 28Q (interpretation of Part 3A)—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<p>at the appropriate places insert—</p>
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<term refersTo="#term-relevant-offence">relevant offence</term>
” means—
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<num>a</num>
<p>an offence under section 24(A1), (B1), (D1) or (E1), 24B, 25 or 25A,</p>
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<num>b</num>
<p>
an offence under section 25B to the extent that the section continues to apply by virtue of regulation 5(7) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309">S.I. 2020/1309</ref>
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<p>an offence under section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, or</p>
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an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 or Article 3 of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/1983/1120">S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13)</ref>
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<term refersTo="#term-ship">ship</term>
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<heading>United Kingdom</heading>
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<num>A1</num>
<heading>Introductory</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
This Part of this Schedule sets out the powers exercisable by immigration officers and enforcement officers (referred to in this Part of this Schedule as “
<term refersTo="#term-relevant-officers">relevant officers</term>
”) under section 28LA.
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<term refersTo="#term-items-subject-to-legal-privilege">items subject to legal privilege</term>
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<heading>Power to stop, board, divert and detain</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This paragraph applies if a relevant officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<num>2</num>
<intro>
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<num>a</num>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
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<paragraph eId="p00344">
<num>c</num>
<content>
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<content>
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The relevant officer may require the master of the ship or any member of its crew to take such action as is necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00343">(2)</a>
.
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<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a ship is required to be taken to a place under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00344">(2)(c)</a>
, the relevant officer may require any person on board the ship to take such action as is reasonably necessary to ensure that person is taken to that place or to any other place determined by the relevant officer.
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<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a ship is required to leave United Kingdom waters under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00345">(2)(d)</a>
, the relevant officer may require any person on board the ship to take such action as is reasonably necessary to ensure that person leaves United Kingdom waters.
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<subparagraph eId="p00346">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>
The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a relevant officer may exercise the power under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00344">(2)(c)</a>
to require the ship to be taken to any place—
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<num>a</num>
<content>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
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<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
But a relevant officer acting under authority given under section 28LA
<a href="#p00331">(3)(c)</a>
or
<a href="#p00332">(d)</a>
in relation to a foreign ship or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory may require the ship to be taken to a place mentioned in sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00347">(8)</a>
without authority under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00346">(6)</a>
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<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>Those places are—</p>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a place in the home state or relevant territory in question, or</p>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
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<num>9</num>
<content>
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</content>
</subparagraph>
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<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>The notice must state that the ship is to be detained until the notice is withdrawn by the giving of a further notice in writing signed by a relevant officer.</p>
</content>
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<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>
The requirement to give notice under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00348">(9)</a>
does not apply where it is not reasonably possible to identify who is the master of the ship.
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<num>12</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this paragraph “
<term refersTo="#term-home-state">home state</term>
”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—
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<num>a</num>
<content>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
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<num>1</num>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to a relevant offence or,</p>
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<num>b</num>
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<intro>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
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<num>b</num>
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<num>c</num>
<content>
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</content>
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<num>3</num>
<content>
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<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>
The power to search conferred by sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00350">(2)</a>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
is only a power to search to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering evidence of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00349">(1)</a>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
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<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>
In exercising a power conferred by sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00350">(2)</a>
or
<a href="#p00351">(3)</a>
a relevant officer may—
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<num>a</num>
<content>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="p00353">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>require the production of documents, books or records relating to the ship or anything on it (but not including anything the relevant officer has reasonable grounds to believe is an item subject to legal privilege);</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16764">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>make photographs or copies of anything the production of which the relevant officer has power to require.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16770">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
The power in sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00353">(5)(b)</a>
to require the production of documents, books or records includes, in relation to documents, books or records kept in electronic form, power to require the provision of the documents, books or records in a form in which they are legible and can be taken away.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16779">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>
Sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00352">(5)</a>
is without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sub-paragraphs
<a href="#p00350">(2)</a>
and
<a href="#p00351">(3)</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16794">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16803">
<num>D1</num>
<heading>Power of arrest and seizure</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16807">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This paragraph applies if a relevant officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence has been, or is being, committed on the ship.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16813">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The relevant officer may arrest without a warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16819">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The relevant officer may seize and retain anything found on the ship which appears to the officer to be evidence of the offence (but not including anything that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be an item subject to legal privilege).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16825">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16834">
<num>E1</num>
<heading>Protective searches of persons</heading>
<subparagraph eId="p00354">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A relevant officer may search a person found on the ship for anything which the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person might use to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16844">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>cause physical injury,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16850">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>cause damage to property, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16856">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>endanger the safety of any ship.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16862">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
The power conferred by sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00354">(1)</a>
may be exercised—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16871">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>only if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that anything of a kind mentioned in that sub-paragraph is concealed on the person, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16877">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>only to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering any such thing.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="p00355">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The relevant officer may seize and retain anything which the officer has grounds to believe might—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16889">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>cause physical injury,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16895">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>cause damage to property, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16901">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>endanger the safety of any ship.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16907">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
If the person is detained, nothing seized under sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00355">(3)</a>
may be retained when the person is released from detention.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16916">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A power conferred by this paragraph to search a person does not authorise a relevant officer to require the person to remove any clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves, but it does authorise the search of a person’s mouth.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16922">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16931">
<num>F1</num>
<heading>Search for nationality documents</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16935">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer may require a person found on the ship to produce a nationality document.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="p00356">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The relevant officer may search a person found on the ship where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a nationality document is concealed on the person.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16947">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
The power conferred by sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00356">(2)</a>
may be exercised—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16956">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>only if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a nationality document is concealed on the person, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e16962">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>only to the extent that it is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering any such document.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16968">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
Subject as follows, the officer may seize and retain a nationality document for as long as the officer believes the person to whom it relates will arrive in the United Kingdom by virtue of the exercise of the power under paragraph
<a href="#p00342">B1</a>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16977">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The power to retain a nationality document under sub-paragraph (4) does not affect any other power of an immigration officer to retain a document.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16983">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where a nationality document has been seized and retained by a relevant officer who is not an immigration officer, the document must be passed to an immigration officer as soon as is practicable after the ship has arrived in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e16989">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>The power conferred by this paragraph to search a person does not authorise a relevant officer to—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e16995">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>require the person to remove any clothing in public other than an outer coat, jacket or gloves, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17001">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>seize and retain any document the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be an item subject to legal privilege.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17007">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>
In this paragraph a “
<term refersTo="#term-nationality-document">nationality document</term>
”, in relation to a person, means any document which might—
</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17016">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>establish the person’s identity, nationality or citizenship, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17022">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>indicate the place from which the person has travelled to the United Kingdom or to which the person is proposing to go.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17028">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>A power conferred by this paragraph may be exercised on the ship or elsewhere.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17037">
<num>G1</num>
<heading>Assistants</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17041">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A relevant officer may—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17047">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>be accompanied by other persons, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17053">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>take equipment or materials,</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to assist the officer in the exercise of powers under this Part of this Schedule.</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17061">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A person accompanying a relevant officer under sub-paragraph (1) may perform any of the officer’s functions under this Part of this Schedule, but only under the officer’s supervision.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17070">
<num>H1</num>
<heading>Reasonable force</heading>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17079">
<num>I1</num>
<heading>Evidence of authority</heading>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer must produce evidence of the relevant officer’s authority if asked to do so.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17089">
<num>J1</num>
<heading>Protection of relevant officers</heading>
<intro>
<p>A relevant officer is not liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for anything done in the purported performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule if the court is satisfied that—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17095">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the act was done in good faith, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17101">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>there were reasonable grounds for doing it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17110">
<num>K1</num>
<heading>Offences under the law of England and Wales</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17114">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if the person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17120">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in England and Wales, England and Wales waters, foreign waters or international waters, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17126">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17132">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in England and Wales, England and Wales waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17138">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17144">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17150">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="p00357">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17162">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
In the application of sub-paragraph
<a href="#p00357">(4)</a>
in relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 the reference to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17174">
<num>L1</num>
<heading>Offences under the law of Scotland</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17178">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person commits an offence under the law of Scotland if the person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17184">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Scotland, Scotland waters, foreign waters or international waters, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17190">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17196">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Scotland, Scotland waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of Scotland if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17202">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17208">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17214">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17220">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17229">
<num>M1</num>
<heading>Offences under the law of Northern Ireland</heading>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17233">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A person commits an offence under the law of Northern Ireland if the person—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17239">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>intentionally obstructs a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland waters, foreign waters or international waters, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17245">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of such functions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17251">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person who provides information in response to a requirement made by a relevant officer in the performance of functions under this Part of this Schedule in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland waters, foreign waters or international waters commits an offence under the law of Northern Ireland if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17257">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is, or is reckless as to whether it is, or</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17263">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17269">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A relevant officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this paragraph.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e17275">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</part>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-11" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-669935a5d7a4ccc99734f0f0df4f3837" marker="I120" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-af5a23b1ca6c92c96b6f918c562e341a" marker="I170" class="commentary I"/>
11
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 1(1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-11-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit “immigration officers,” and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-11-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and enforcement officers”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-12" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-251a54d0a1e15f987fb2ec30fb124196" marker="I121" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-aaa97f4ed758d84baa491a3067d81835" marker="I171" class="commentary I"/>
12
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 4—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-12-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraph (2) omit “constable or”, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-12-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in sub-paragraph (3) omit “constable or”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-13" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-e81c20a96102c62783dbbdf22fc38e60" marker="I122" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-ff6400997207ed32b7d005596b752a1d" marker="I172" class="commentary I"/>
13
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 6—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-13-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraph (5), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-13-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-14" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-583a796ff97cf638139ad70eb2447393" marker="I123" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-d5eb2d8e3518125c561e41d743c4c622" marker="I173" class="commentary I"/>
14
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 12(1)—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-14-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit “immigration officers,”, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-14-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and enforcement officers”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-15" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-e6642ca6dee1d8213532e2232de4bc91" marker="I124" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-2caf09e9d61a3160280204fc68305e83" marker="I174" class="commentary I"/>
15
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 17—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-15-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraph (5), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-15-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-16" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-00c6819e3ee8409c65f7f89d17f7809d" marker="I125" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-9248004090cb9184fdae2230576ed557" marker="I175" class="commentary I"/>
16
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 23—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-16-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit “immigration officers,” and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-16-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>omit “and enforcement officers”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-17" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-f52dd98e269f35abb7f3f3a36a3f5b7b" marker="I126" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-b0c1713044621f7ac77835d6ee4bc519" marker="I176" class="commentary I"/>
17
</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph 26(3) omit “constable or”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-18" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-932fc7bb3981dc1d4dd4d22a2c68d4cf" marker="I127" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-ec929cd519af2efab01fc70457af3989" marker="I177" class="commentary I"/>
18
</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph 28—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-18-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>omit sub-paragraph (5), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-7-paragraph-18-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in sub-paragraph (6), for the words from “Where” to “the document” substitute
<mod>
<quotedText>“A nationality document that has been seized and retained by a relevant officer”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-8" period="#period16">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-93ccda34c8cc812698c539d9d1fbec45" marker="I129" class="commentary I"/>
<noteRef href="#key-41f41d560bf5c95728b5ac863ba6f1f6" marker="I180" class="commentary I"/>
SCHEDULE 8
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 47(11)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 2003</heading>
<content>
<p>
<noteRef href="#key-41f41d560bf5c95728b5ac863ba6f1f6" marker="I180" class="commentary I"/>
This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 19A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003—
</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="primary unknown schedule double" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="d4e17455">
<num>
SCHEDULE 19B
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Section 261</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Chapter 6 of Part 12</heading>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e17464">
<heading>Modification of dates for referral to the Board</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e17467">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraph 2 applies where section 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4) (when read with section 260(4A)) would require the Secretary of State to refer a person’s case to the Board on a day falling before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.</p>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17473">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The applicable provision is to be read as requiring the Secretary of State to refer the person’s case to the Board at any time up to the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17479">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, a person returns to custody when the person, having returned to the United Kingdom, is detained (whether or not in prison) in pursuance of their sentence.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<heading>Person removed after Board had directed release but before being released</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e17488">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraphs 5 and 6 apply where, before a person’s removal from the United Kingdom—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17494">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the Board had directed their release under section 244ZC, 244A or 246A, but</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17500">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they had not been released on licence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17506">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The direction of the Board is to be treated as having no effect.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17512">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The person is to be treated as if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17518">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they had been recalled under section 254 on the day on which they returned to the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17524">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they were not suitable for automatic release (see section 255A).</p>
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</paragraph>
</paragraph>
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<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e17530">
<heading>Person removed after referral to the Board but before disposal of the reference</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e17533">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraph 8 applies where—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17539">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>before a person’s removal from prison their case had been referred to the Board under section 244ZB(3), 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4), and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17545">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the reference lapsed under section 260(4B) because the person was removed from the United Kingdom before the Board had disposed of the reference.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17551">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Section 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4) (as applicable) is to be read as requiring the Secretary of State to refer the person’s case to the Board before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is returned to custody.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17557">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of paragraph 8, a person returns to custody when the person, having returned to the United Kingdom, is detained (whether or not in prison) in pursuance of their sentence.</p>
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</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="P1group" eId="d4e17563">
<heading>Person removed after having been recalled to prison</heading>
<paragraph eId="d4e17566">
<num>10</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraphs 11 and 12 apply where, at the time of a person’s removal from prison under section 260, the person was in prison following recall under section 254.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17572">
<num>11</num>
<content>
<p>Any direction of the Board made in relation to the person under section 255C or 256A before their return to the United Kingdom is to be treated as having no effect.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17578">
<num>12</num>
<intro>
<p>The person is to be treated as if—</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="d4e17584">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>they had been recalled under section 254 on the day on which they returned to the United Kingdom, and</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="d4e17590">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>they were not suitable for automatic release (see section 255A).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>
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