National Security Act 2023

Travel measure U.K.

2 (1) The Secretary of State may impose restrictions on the individual leaving a specified area or travelling outside that area.

(2) The specified area must be—

(a) the United Kingdom, or

(b) any area within the United Kingdom that includes the place where the individual will be living.

(3) The Secretary of State may, in particular, impose any of the following requirements—

(a) a requirement not to leave the specified area without the permission of the Secretary of State;

(b) a requirement to give notice to the Secretary of State before leaving that area;

(c) a requirement not to possess or otherwise control, or seek to obtain, any travel document without the permission of the Secretary of State;

(d) a requirement to surrender any travel document that is in the possession or control of the individual.

(4) “Travel document” means—

(a) the individual's passport, or

(b) any ticket or other document that permits the individual to make a journey by any means—

(i) from the specified area to a place outside that area, or

(ii) between places outside the specified area.

(5) “Passport” means any of the following—

(a) a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971);

(b) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, or by or on behalf of an international organisation;

(c) a document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)

I2 Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(b)