2015 No. 897
The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a) and (2)(a) and 6(6)(a), (b) and (c) of the UK Borders Act 20071.
In accordance with section 6(6)(e) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.
2
This regulation and regulations 2 and 3 come into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which these Regulations are made, regulation 4 comes into force on 29th May 2015, and regulations 5 and 6 come into force on 31st July 2015.
3
In these Regulations, “the 2008 Regulations” means the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 20082.
Amendment of the 2008 Regulations
2
The 2008 Regulations are amended as follows.
3
In the Schedule to the Regulations, at the appropriate places insert—
“Armenia”;
“Bangladesh”;
“Bhutan”;
“Burma”;
“Cambodia”;
“China”;
“Cyprus”;
“Denmark”;
“Estonia”;
“Finland”;
“Germany”;
“Gibraltar”;
“Iceland”;
“India”;
“Indonesia”;
“Italy”;
“Laos”;
“Libya”;
“Maldives”;
“Malta”;
“Nepal”;
“Netherlands”;
“North Korea”;
“Norway”;
“Portugal”;
“Republic of Ireland”;
“Spain”;
“Sri Lanka”;
“Sweden”;
“Thailand”; and
“Vietnam”.
4
In the Schedule to the Regulations, at the appropriate places insert—
“Afghanistan”;
“Ascension Island”;
“Australia”;
“Bahamas”;
“Bahrain”;
“Barbados”;
“Bermuda”;
“Brunei”;
“Canada”;
“Cayman Islands”;
“Dominican Republic”;
“Egypt”;
“Falkland Islands”;
“Fiji”;
“Guyana”
“Iran”;
“Jamaica”;
“Japan”;
“Malaysia”;
“Mongolia”;
“New Zealand”;
“Nigeria”;
“Oman”;
“Papua New Guinea”;
“Philippines”;
“Qatar”;
“St Helena”;
“St Lucia”;
“Singapore”;
“South Korea”;
“Taiwan”;
“Trinidad and Tobago”;
“United Arab Emirates”;
“United States of America”; and
“Yemen”.
5
In regulation 3A(2)(b) for “in a country or territory listed in the Schedule to these Regulations” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”.
6
Omit regulation 20 of and the Schedule to the 2008 Regulations.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)