Provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 coming into force on 28th September 2023 2

The following provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 come into force on 28th September 2023—

a

section 12 (period for which persons may be detained);

b

section 15 and the following paragraphs of Schedule 2 (electronic devices etc), for the purpose of making regulations—

i

paragraph 8 (power of retention);

ii

paragraph 10 (relevant articles containing items subject to legal privilege);

iii

paragraph 11 (extension of powers to other persons);

c

section 59 (inadmissibility of certain asylum and human rights claims), for the purpose of making regulations;

d

section 60 (cap on number of entrants using safe and legal routes), so far as not already in force2;

e

section 61 (report on safe and legal routes);

f

section 62 (credibility of claimant: concealment of information etc).