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[X1Saving provision in relation to family members and extended family members of British citizensU.K.
4.—(1) Notwithstanding the amendments made by regulation 2(3) and (4)—
(a)the 2016 Regulations continue to apply to a family member or extended family member of a British citizen as though the British citizen were an EEA national where the 2016 Regulations applied to that person by virtue of regulation 9 of those Regulations immediately before commencement day;
(b)the 2016 Regulations apply to a family member or extended family member of a British citizen as though the British citizen were an EEA national where—
(i)the British citizen was resident in an EEA State on commencement day;
(ii)they are a family member or extended family member of the British citizen at the time that the British citizen returns to the United Kingdom; and
(iii)at the time that the British citizen returns to the United Kingdom and, if different, the time that they seek admittance to the United Kingdom, they satisfy the conditions in regulation 9(2) of the 2016 Regulations (as it had effect immediately before commencement day).
(2) In this regulation—
“2016 Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 as amended by these Regulations;
“commencement day” means the date and time on which regulation 2(4) comes into force;
“EEA State” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the 2016 Regulations;
“extended family member” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of the 2016 Regulations (read with regulations 7 and 9 of those Regulations as regulations 7 and 9 had effect immediately before commencement day);
“family member” has the same meaning as in regulation 7 of the 2016 Regulations (read with regulations 8 and 9 of those Regulations as regulations 8 and 9 had effect immediately before commencement day).]
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X1This statutory instrument was made under a procedure whereby it ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it was made unless, during that period, the instrument was approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. It was not approved by Parliament within that period and so has ceased to have effect.