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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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  1. Introduction

  2. Overview

  3. Summary

    1. Part 1 - Nationality

    2. Part 2 - Accommodation Centres

    3. Part 3 - Other Support and Assistance

    4. Part 4 - Detention and Removal

    5. Part 5 - Appeals

    6. Part 6 - Immigration Procedure

    7. Part 7 - Offences

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Nationality

      1. Section 1: Naturalisation: knowledge of language and society

      2. Section 2: Naturalisation: spouse of citizen

      3. Section 3: Citizenship ceremony, oath and pledge

      4. Section 4: Deprivation of citizenship

      5. Section 5: Resumption of citizenship

      6. Section 6: Nationality decision: discrimination

      7. Section 7: Nationality decision: reasons and review

      8. Section 8: Citizenship: registration

      9. Section 9: Legitimacy of child

      10. Section 10: Right of abode: certificate of entitlement

      11. Section 11: Unlawful presence in United Kingdom

      12. Section 12: British citizenship: registration of certain persons without other citizenship

      13. Section 13: British citizenship: registration of certain persons born between 1961 and 1983

      14. Section 14: Hong Kong

      15. Section 15: Repeal of spent provisions

    2. Part 2: Accommodation Centres

      1. Establishment

        1. Section 16: Establishment of centres

      2. Use of centres

        1. Section 17: Support for destitute asylum-seeker

        2. Section 18: Asylum-seeker: definition

        3. Section 19: Destitution: definition

        4. Section 20: Dependant: definition

        5. Section 21: Sections 17 to 20: supplementary

        6. Section 22: Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, s. 95

        7. Section 23: Person subject to United Kingdom entrance control

        8. Section 24 : Provisional assistance

        9. Section 25: Length of stay

        10. Section 26: Withdrawal of support

      3. Operation of centres

        1. Section 27: Resident of centre

        2. Section 28: Manager of centre

        3. Section 29: Facilities

        4. Section 30: Conditions of residence

        5. Section 31: Financial contribution by resident

        6. Section 32: Tenure

        7. Section 33: Advisory Groups

      4. General

        1. Section 34: The Monitor of Accommodation Centres

        2. Section 35: Ancillary provisions

        3. Section 36: Education: general

        4. Section 37: Education: special cases

        5. Section 38: Local authority

        6. Section 39: “Prescribed”: orders and regulations

        7. Section 40: Scotland

        8. Section 41: Northern Ireland

        9. Section 42: Wales

    3. Part 3: Other Support and Assistance

      1. Section 43: Asylum-seeker: form of support

      2. Section 44: Destitute asylum-seeker

      3. Section 45: Section 44: supplemental

      4. Section 46: Section 44: supplemental: Scotland and Northern Ireland

      5. Section 47: Asylum-seeker: family with children

      6. Section 48: Young asylum-seeker

      7. Section 49: Failed asylum-seeker

      8. Section 50: Conditions of support

      9. Section 51: Choice of form of support

      10. Section 52: Back-dating of benefit for refugee

      11. Section 53: Asylum-seeker: appeal against refusal to support

      12. Section 54 and Schedule 3: Withholding and withdrawal of support

      13. Section 55: Late claim for asylum: refusal of support

      14. Section 56: Provision of support by local authority

      15. Section 57: Application for support: false or incomplete information

      16. Section 58: Voluntary departure from United Kingdom

      17. Section 59: International projects

      18. Section 60: Northern Ireland Authorities

      19. Section 61: Repeal of spent provisions

    4. Part 4: Detention and Removal

      1. Detention

        1. Section 62: Detention by Secretary of State

        2. Section 63: Control of entry to United Kingdom, &c: use of force

        3. Section 64: Escorts

        4. Section 65: Detention centres: custodial functions

        5. Section 66: Detention centres: change of name

        6. Section 67: Construction of reference to a person liable to detention

      2. Temporary release

        1. Section 68: Bail

        2. Section 69: Reporting restriction: travel expenses

        3. Section 70: Induction

        4. Section 71: Asylum-seeker: residence, &c. restriction

      3. Removal

        1. Section 72: Serious criminal

        2. Section 73: Family

        3. Section 74: Deception

        4. Section 75: Exemption from deportation

        5. Section 76: Revocation of leave to enter or remain

        6. Section 77: No removal while claim for asylum pending

        7. Section 78: No removal while appeal pending

        8. Section 79: Deportation order: appeal

        9. Section 80: Removal of asylum-seeker to third country

    5. Part 5: Immigration and Asylum Appeals

      1. Appeal to adjudicator

        1. Section 81 and Schedule 4: Adjudicators

        2. Section 82: Right of appeal: general

        3. Section 83: Appeal: asylum claim

        4. Section 84: Grounds of appeal

        5. Section 85: Matters to be considered

        6. Section 86: Determination of Appeal

        7. Section 87: Successful appeal: direction

        8. Sections 88 to 99:  Exceptions and limitations

        9. Section 88: Ineligibility

        10. Section 89: Visitor or student without entry clearance

        11. Section 90: Non-family visitor

        12. Section 91: Student

        13. Section 92: Appeal from within United Kingdom: general

        14. Section 93: Appeal from within United Kingdom: "third country" removal

        15. Section 94: Appeal from within the United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or asylum claim

        16. Section 95: Appeal from outside United Kingdom: removal

        17. Section 96: Earlier right of appeal

        18. Section 97 National Security, &c.

        19. Section 98: Other grounds of public good

        20. Section 99: sections 96 to 98: appeal in progress

      2. Appeal from adjudicator

        1. Section 100 and Schedule 5: Immigration Appeal Tribunal

        2. Section 101: Appeal to Tribunal

        3. Section 102: Decision

        4. Section 103: Appeal from Tribunal

      3. Procedure

        1. Section 104: Pending appeal

        2. Section 105: Notice of immigration decision

        3. Section 106: Rules

        4. Section 107: Practice Directions

        5. Section 108: Forged document: proceedings in private

      4. General

        1. Section 109: European Union and European Economic Area

        2. Section 110: Grants

        3. Section 111: Monitor of certification of claims as unfounded

        4. Section 112: Regulations, &c.

        5. Section 113: Interpretation

        6. Section 114: Repeal

        7. Section 115: Appeal from within the United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or asylum claim: transitional provision

        8. Section 116: Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Community Legal Service

        9. Section 117: Northern Ireland appeals: legal aid

    6. Part 6 - Immigration Procedure

      1. Applications

        1. Section 118: Leave pending decision on variation application

        2. Section 119: Deemed leave on cancellation of notice

        3. Section 120: Requirement to state additional grounds for application

        4. Section 121: Compliance with procedure

      2. Work permits

        1. Section 122: Fee for work permit, &c

        2. Section 123: Advice about work permit, &c

      3. Authority-to-carry scheme

        1. Section 124: Authority to carry

      4. Evasion of Procedure

        1. Section 125 and Schedule 8: Carriers’ liability

      5. Provision of information by traveller

        1. Section 126 : Physical data: compulsory provision

        2. Section 127: Physical data: voluntary provision

        3. Section 128: Data collection under Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

      6. Disclosure of information by public authority

        1. Section 129: Local authority

        2. Section 130: Inland Revenue

        3. Section 131: Police, &c

        4. Section 132: Supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State

        5. Section 133: Medical inspectors

      7. Disclosure of information by private person

        1. Section 134: Employer

        2. Section 135: Financial institution

        3. Section 136: Notice

        4. Section 137: Disclosure of information: offences

        5. Section 138: Offence by body

        6. Section 139: Privilege against self-incrimination

      8. Immigration Services

        1. Section 140: Immigration Services Commissioner

        2. Section 141: EEA ports: juxtaposed controls

        3. Section 142: Advisory panel on country information

    7. Part 7: Offences

      1. Substance

        1. Section 143: Assisting unlawful immigration, &c.

        2. Section 144: Section 143: consequential amendments

        3. Section 145: Traffic in prostitution

        4. Section 146: Section 145: supplementary

        5. Section 147: Employment

        6. Section 148: Registration Card

        7. Section 149: Immigration Stamp

        8. Section 150: Sections 148 and 149: consequential amendments

        9. Section 151: False information

      2. Procedure

        1. Section 152: Arrest by immigration officer

        2. Sections 153 and 154: Power of entry and to search for evidence

        3. Section 156: Time limit on prosecution

    8. Part 8: General

      1. Section 157: Consequential and incidental provision

      2. Section 161: Repeals

  5. Commencement

  6. Hansard References

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