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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

Section 57: Deprivation of right of abode

139.Section 57 will confer on the Secretary of State a power to remove a right of abode in the United Kingdom where such a right derived from possession of citizenship of another Commonwealth country and it is conducive to the public good to remove or exclude the person from the United Kingdom.

140.Subsection (2) provides a right of appeal against a decision to deprive a person of their right of abode, either to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal or to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

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