- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)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.
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: