Statutory Instruments
Immigration
Made
15th July 2015
Laid before Parliament
20th July 2015
Coming into force
10th August 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force on 10th August 2015.
2.—(1) The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2014(2) is amended as follows.
(2) After article 4(q) insert—
“(qa)a valid diplomatic passport issued by South Africa;”.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
15th July 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2014 which requires certain passengers to hold a transit visa to pass through the United Kingdom without entering whilst transiting to another country.
Article 2 of this Order exempts holders of a valid diplomatic passport issued by South Africa from the requirement to hold a transit visa.
S.I. 2014/2702 was amended by S.I. 2015/657.