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Section 29
1In 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.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)
I2Sch. 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))
2In 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”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 4 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)
I4Sch. 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))
3Schedule 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.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 4 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)
I6Sch. 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))
4Omit paragraphs 4, 9, 14 and 18.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 4 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 87(1)
I8Sch. 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))
5(1)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”).
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
6In 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).
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
7In paragraph 1(1) (definitions), after the definition of “the Refugee Convention”, insert—
““State” includes any territory outside of the United Kingdom.”
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
8In 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,”.
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
9In 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.”
Commencement Information
I13Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
10In 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)”.
Commencement Information
I14Sch. 4 para. 10 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
11In 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”.
Commencement Information
I15Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
12Omit paragraph 6 (no out of country appeal rights).
Commencement Information
I16Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
13In 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”.
Commencement Information
I17Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
14Omit paragraph 11 (no out of country appeal rights).
Commencement Information
I18Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
15In 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”.
Commencement Information
I19Sch. 4 para. 15 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
16Omit paragraph 16 (no out of country appeal rights).
Commencement Information
I20Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
17In 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).
Commencement Information
I21Sch. 4 para. 17 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
18In 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”).
Commencement Information
I22Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
19(1)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).
Commencement Information
I23Sch. 4 para. 19 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 87(5)(b)
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