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” means a person—
</Text>
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<Text>who requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (whether or not such leave has been given), and</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>in relation to whom—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>a local authority,</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>a public authority specified in regulations under section 50(1)(b), or</Text>
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<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
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<Text>the Secretary of State,</Text>
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<Text>has insufficient evidence to be sure of their age.</Text>
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<Text>In this Part—</Text>
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<Term id="term-decision-maker">decision-maker</Term>
” means a person who conducts an age assessment under section 50 or 51;
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<Text>
<Term id="term-designated-person">designated person</Term>
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</Text>
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<Text>
<Term id="term-immigration-functions">immigration functions</Term>
” means functions exercisable by virtue of the Immigration Acts;
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="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;
</Text>
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</ListItem>
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<Para>
<Text>in relation to Scotland, means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, and</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
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<Para>
<Text>
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 (
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);
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<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-public-authority">public authority</Term>
” means a public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal;
</Text>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-specified-scientific-method">specified scientific method</Term>
” means a method used for assessing a person’s age which is specified in regulations under section 52(1).
</Text>
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3
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In this Part, “
<Term id="term-relevant-childrens-legislation">relevant children’s legislation</Term>
” means—
</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>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);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>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.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
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4
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In subsection (3)—</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-corresponding-function">corresponding function</Term>
” 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;
</Text>
</Para>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>
<Term id="term-statutory-provision">statutory provision</Term>
” means a provision made by or under—
</Text>
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<Text>an Act,</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>an Act of the Scottish Parliament,</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, or</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>
<Text>Northern Ireland legislation.</Text>
</Para>
</ListItem>
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</P2para>
</P2>
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<Pnumber>
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5
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>In section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (support for asylum-seekers: interpretation), for subsection (7) substitute—</Text>
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<P2>
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>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.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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</P2>
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<Para>
<Text>
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in force at 28.6.2022, see
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-49-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/36/section/49/5" id="cy6w9m3b4-00007">S. 49(5)</CitationSubRef>
in force at 31.3.2023 by
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,
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