Statutory Instruments
IMMIGRATION
Made
15th November 2007
Laid before Parliament
22nd November 2007
Coming into force
29th February 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following order, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(3), 15(7), 16(3), 16(5), 19(2), 23(3) and 25(d) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006(1).
In accordance with section 19(2)(a) of that Act a draft code of practice specifying factors to be considered by the Secretary of State in determining the amount of a penalty imposed under section 15 has been laid before Parliament.
In accordance with section 23(2) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted those bodies specified in section 23(2)(a) about a code specifying what an employer should or should not do to avoid contravention of the Race Relations Act 1976(2) or the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(3), published a draft code, considered representations made about the published draft code and has laid a draft code before Parliament, after modifying the code to reflect the representations.