Commencement and transitional provision2

1

Subject to paragraph (3), section 12 (refugee: back-dating of benefits) of the Act shall come into force on 14th June 2007.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), section 47 (repeals) of, and Schedule 4 (repeals) to, the Act shall come into force on 14th June 2007, to the extent that those provisions relate to entries listed in the Schedule to this Order.

3

The commencement of the provisions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a person who is recorded as a refugee on or before 14th June 2007.

4

For these purposes a person is recorded as a refugee on the day on which the Secretary of State notifies him that he has been recognised as a refugee and granted asylum in the United Kingdom.