The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016

Valid from 25/11/2016

1.—(1) Unless the context otherwise requires— U.K.

(a) any reference in any enactment to the 2006 Regulations, or a provision of the 2006 Regulations, has effect as though referring to these Regulations, or the corresponding provision of these Regulations, as the case may be M1 ;

(b) but—

(i) any reference to a provision of the 2006 Regulations in column 1 of the table has effect as though it were a reference to the corresponding provision of these Regulations listed in column 2; and

(ii) any reference to a provision of the 2006 Regulations with no corresponding provision in these Regulations ceases to have effect.

(2) Unless otherwise specified in the table, sub-divisions of the provisions of the 2006 Regulations listed in column 1 correspond to the equivalent sub-division in the corresponding provision of these Regulations.

(3) This paragraph is of no application where the reference to the 2006 Regulations had the effect of amending the 2006 Regulations. Additionally this paragraph has no application to amendments to the 2006 Regulations made under Schedule 5 of these Regulations.

Table of equivalences

(1)	(2)	(3)
Provision in the 2006 Regulations	Corresponding provision in these Regulations	Description of provision
1	1(1) to (2)	Citation and commencement
2(3)	2(2)	General interpretation
3(3)	3(3)(c)	Continuity of residence
4(2)	4(2) and (3)	“Worker”, “self-employed person”, “self-sufficient person” and “student”
4(4)	4(2) and (4)
6(2)(ba)	6(2)(c)	“Qualified person”
6(2)(c)	6(2)(d)
6(2)(d)	6(2)(e)
6(2A)	6(3)
6(3)	6(4)
6(4) and 6(8)	Relevant definitions in 6(1)
6(9)	6(8)
6(10)	6(9)
6(11)	6(10)
8(2)	8(2) and (7)	Extended family member
8(3)	8(3) and (7)
9(1)	9(1) and (7)	Family members of British citizens
9(3)(a) to (c)	9(3)(a) to (e)
9(4)	9(5)
11(4)(ba)	11(4)(c)	Right of admission to the United Kingdom
11(4)(c)	11(4)(d)
12(1A)	12(2)	Issue of EEA family permit
12(1B)	12(3)(a)
12(2)	12(4)
12(3)	12(5)
12(4)	12(6)
12(5)	12(7)
12(6)	12(8)
14(5)	14(4)	Extended right of residence
15(1A)	15(2)	Right of permanent residence
15(2)	15(3)
15(3)	15(4)
15A	16	Derivative right to reside
15A(1)	16(1)
15A(2)	16(2)
15A(3)	16(3)
15A(4)	16(4)
15A(4A)	16(5)
15A(5)	16(6)
15A(6)	16(7)
15A(7)	16(8)
15A(7A)	16(9)
15A(7B)	16(10)
15A(8)	16(11)
15A(9)	16(12)
16	17	Issue of registration certificate
16(8)	17(9)
17	18	Issue of residence card
17(6A)	18(7)
18	19	Issue of a document certifying permanent residence and a permanent residence card
18(5)	19(4)(b)
18(6)	19(5)
18A	20	Issue of a derivative residence card
18A(5)	20(6)
19	23	Exclusion and removal from the United Kingdom
19(1A)	23(2)
19(1AB)	23(3)
19(1B)	23(5)
19(2)	23(4)
19(3)	23(6)
19(4)	23(7)(a)
19(5)	23(7)(b)
20	24	Refusal to issue or renew and revocation of residence documentation
20(1A)	24(2)
20(2)	24(3)
20(3)	24(4)
20(4)	24(5)
20(5)	24(6)
20(6)	24(7)
20A	25	Cancellation of a right of residence
20B	22	Verification of a right of residence
20B(8)	Relevant definition in 2(1)
21	27	Decisions taken on public policy, public security and public health grounds
21(5)	27(5) and (8) and Schedule 1
21A	28	Application of Part 4 to persons with a derivative right to reside
21A(1)	28(2)
21A(2)	28(1)
21A(3)(c)	28(2)(a)
21A(3)(d)	28(2)(b)
21A(3)(f)	28(2)(c)
21A(3)(g)	28(2)(d)
21B	26	Misuse of a right to reside
21B(1)	26(1) and (2)
21B(2)	26(3)
21B(3)	26(4)
21B(4)	26(5)
21B(5)	26(6)
21B(6)	Relevant definition in 2(1)
22	29	Person claiming right of admission
23	30	Person refused admission
23A	31	Revocation of admission
24	32	Person subject to removal
24A	34	Revocation of deportation and exclusion orders
24A(1)	34(1) and (2)
24A(2)	34(3)
24A(3)	34(4)
24A(4)	34(5)
24A(5)	34(6)
24AA	33	Human rights considerations and interim orders to suspend removal
25	35	Interpretation of Part 6
26	36	Appeal rights
26(2A)	36(3)
26(3)	36(4)
26(3A)	36(5)
26(4)	36(8)
26(5)	36(7)
26(6)	36(9)
26(7)	36(10)
26(8)	36(11)
27	37	Out of country appeals
27(1)(zaa)	37(1)(b)
27(1)(aa)	37(1)(c)
27(1)(b)	37(1)(d)
27(1)(c)	37(1)(e)
27(1)(ca)	37(1)(f)
27(1)(d)	37(1)(g)
28	38	Appeals to the Commission
28(8)	38(8) and (9)
28A	39	National security: EEA Decisions
29	40	Effect of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal
29(4A)	40(5)
29(5)	40(6)
29A	42	Alternative evidence of identity and nationality
29AA	41	Temporary admission in order to submit case in person
30	43	Effect on other legislation
31	45 and 46	Revocations etc.
Schedule 1	Schedule 2	Appeals to the First-tier Tribunal
Schedule 1, paragraph 1	Schedule 2, paragraph 2
Schedule 1, paragraph 2	Schedule 2, paragraph 3
Schedule 2	Schedule 3	Effect on other legislation
Schedule 2, paragraph 1(2)	Schedule 3, paragraph 1
Schedule 2, paragraph 3	Schedule 3, paragraph 3
Schedule 2, paragraph 4	Schedule 2, paragraph 2

Marginal Citations

M1 The following regulations, and paragraphs of those regulations, in the 2006 Regulations have corresponding regulations and paragraphs in these Regulations: regulation 5 (“worker or self-employed person who has ceased activity”), regulation 7 (“family member”), regulation 10 (“family member who has retained the right of residence”), and regulation 13 (initial right of residence).