Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Establishment of the Commission

3. 2. Jurisdiction: appeals

4. 3. Jurisdiction: bail

5. 4. Determination of appeals

6. 5. Procedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2 and 3

7. 6. Appointment of person to represent the appellant’s interests

8. 7. Appeals from the Commission

9. 8. Procedure on applications to the Commission for leave to appeal

10. 9. Short title, commencement and extent

11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       The Commission

       1. Members

          1. 1. (1) The Special Immigration Appeals Commission shall consist of such...

       2. Chairman

          1. 2. The Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of...

       3. Payments to members

          1. 3. (1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the members of...

       4. Proceedings

          1. 4. The Commission shall sit at such times and in such...

          2. 5. The Commission shall be deemed to be duly constituted if...

          3. 6. The chairman or, in his absence, such other member of...

       5. Staff

          1. 7. The Lord Chancellor may appoint such officers and servants for...

       6. Expenses

          1. 8. The Lord Chancellor shall defray the remuneration of persons appointed...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Appeals: Supplementary

       1. Suspension of variation of limited leave pending appeal

          1. 1. The limitation on the taking effect of a variation and...

       2. Deportation order not to be made while appeal pending

          1. 2. In section 15(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 references to...

       3. Stay of removal directions pending appeal and bail

          1. 3. (1) Part II of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act...

       4. Construction of references to pending appeal

          1. 4. For the purposes of the Immigration Act 1971 as applied...

       5. Appeals involving asylum

          1. 5. Where a person brings an appeal under section 2(1)(g) above,...

       6. Notice of appealable decisions and statement of appeal rights etc

          1. 6. Section 18 of the Immigration Act 1971 shall have effect...

       7. Financial support for organisations helping persons with rights of appeal

          1. 7. Section 23 of the Immigration Act 1971 shall have effect...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Bail: Modifications of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971

       1. 1. (1) Paragraph 22 shall be amended as follows.

       2. 2. (1) Paragraph 23 shall be amended as follows.

       3. 3. (1) Paragraph 24 shall be amended as follows.

       4. 4. (1) Paragraph 29 shall be amended as follows.

       5. 5. Paragraph 30(2) shall be omitted.

       6. 6. (1) Paragraph 31 shall be amended as follows.

       7. 7. Paragraph 32 shall be amended as follows—

       8. 8. (1) Paragraph 33 shall be amended as follows.