2007 No. 3187
The Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Citation and commencementI11
These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st December 2007.
InterpretationI22
Designation of States or parts of States for the purposes of section 94 of the 2002 ActI33
After subsection (5C) of section 94 of the 2002 Act6 insert –
5D
In deciding whether the statements in subsection (5) (a) and (b) are true of a State or part of a State, the Secretary of State –
a
shall have regard to all the circumstances of the State or part (including its laws and how they are applied), and
b
shall have regard to information from any appropriate source (including other member States and international organisations).
European Common List of Safe Countries of OriginF24
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InterpretersI45
1
Paragraph (2) applies where a person who has made an asylum or a human rights claim (or both) –
2
The Secretary of State shall defray the costs of providing the interpreter.
3
Paragraph (5) applies where a person who has made an asylum claim or a human rights claim (or both) is party to –
a
an appeal under section 103B, 103C or 103E of the 2002 Act11, or
b
an appeal under section 7 of the 1997 Act12.
4
Paragraph (5) also applies where a person who has made an asylum or a human rights claim (or both) makes –
a
an application to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session made by petition for judicial review,
b
an application under section 31 of the Supreme Court Act 198113, or
c
an application under section 18 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 197814.
5
The person mentioned in paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be entitled to the services of an interpreter for the purposes of the appeal or application —
a
when giving evidence, and
b
in such other circumstances as the court hearing the appeal or application considers it necessary.
6
Where a person is entitled to the services of an interpreter under paragraph (5), the Secretary of State shall defray the costs of providing such interpreter.
Amendment to the Immigration (Notices) Regulations 2003F36
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(This note is not part of the Regulations)