Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

99 Provision of support by local authorities. E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A local authority [F1 or Northern Ireland authority] may provide support for asylum-seekers and their dependants (if any) in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 95 [F2 or 98].

[F3 (2) Support may be provided by an authority in accordance with arrangements made with the authority or with another person.

(3) Support may be provided by an authority in accordance with arrangements made under section 95 only in one or more of the ways mentioned in section 96(1) and (2).]

(4) [F4 An authority] may incur reasonable expenditure in connection with the preparation of proposals for entering into arrangements under section 95 [F5 or 98].

(5) The powers conferred on [F6 an authority] by this section include power to—

(a) provide services outside their area;

(b) provide services jointly with one or more [F7 other bodies];

(c) form a company for the purpose of providing services;

(d) tender for contracts (whether alone or with any other person).

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Words in s. 99(1) inserted (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(2)(a), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F2 Words in s. 99(1) added (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(2)(b), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F3 S. 99(2)(3) substituted (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(3), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F4 Words in s. 99(4) substituted (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(4)(a), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F5 Words in s. 99(4) added (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(4)(b), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F6 Words in s. 99(5) substituted (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(5)(a), 162(2) (with s. 159)

F7 Words in s. 99(5)(b) substituted (7.11.2002) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 56(5)(b), 162(2) (with s. 159)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 99 wholly in force at 3.4.2000; s. 99(4)(5) in force at Royal Assent see s. 170(3)(h); S. 99 in force at 3.4.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2000/464, art. 2, Sch.