Section 20 (Supply of information to Secretary of State)

1st January 2000

Section 21 (Supply of information by Secretary of State)

1st January 2000

Section 32 (2)(a), (3) and (10) (Prescribed penalty for carrying clandestines: prescribed period for payment; and prescribed control zone)

6th December 1999

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under them

Section 33 (Clandestine entrants: Code of practice)

6th December 1999

Section 35 (7) to (9) (Clandestine entrants: period for giving notice of objection and service of notices on detached trailers)

6th December 1999

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under them

Section 36 (2)(a) (Clandestine entrants: prescribed period for payment of penalty)

6th December 1999

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 37 (6) (sale of transporters)

6th December 1999

So far as it relates to those paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the Act commenced by this Order

Section 39 (Clandestine entrants: Rail freight)

6th December 1999

Section 40 (9) and (10) (Carriers' Liability: trains: international agreement for controls)

6th December 1999

Section 42 (8) (Sale of Transporters)

6th December 1999

So far as it relates to those paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the Act commenced by this Order

Section 43 (Interpretation of Part II)

6th December 1999

Section 95 (3) to (8) (Persons for whom support may be provided)

6th December 1999

For the purposes of sections 116 and 117 (1) and (2) of the Act (and the amendments to other legislaton effected by those sections) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 to the Act

1st January 2000

Save in the case of subsection (12) (which is commencedin full), for the purposesof enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it.

Section 97 (Supplemental provisions on provision of support)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 104 (Asylum support: Secretary of State’s Rules)

1st January 2000

Section 110 (9) (Definition of “Northern Ireland authority” for the purposes of section 110)

6th December 1999

Section 114 (Overpayments)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 115 (Exclusion from benefits)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

6th December 1999

6th December 1999

Section 118 (Housing authority accom-modation)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 119 (Homelessness: Scotland and Northern Ireland)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 123 (Backdating of benefits where person recorded as refugee)

1st January 2000

For the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made under it

Section 169 (1) and (2) (Minor and consequential amendments and transitional provisions)

6th December 1999

In so far as they relateto the paragraphs of Schedules 14 (Consequential amendments) and 15 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) commenced:

1. (a)

   by section 170 (3) (s) and (t) of the Act; and

2. (b)

   by this Order

Paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 1 (Sale of transporters)

6th December 1999

Schedule 8 (Provision of support: regulations)

1st January 2000

Paragraph 54 of Schedule 14 (Proof of documents)

6th December 1999

6th December 1999

Paragraphs 5, 6 and 9 of Schedule 15 (Transitional provisions in relation to section 116 and subsections (1) and (2) of section 117)

6th December 1999