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4(1)The following may be recorded in an individual's entry in the Register—E+W+S+N.I.
(a)his National Identity Registration Number;
(b)the number of any ID card issued to him;
(c)any national insurance number allocated to him;
(d)the number of any immigration document relating to him;
(e)the number of any United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)) that has been issued to him;
(f)the number of any passport issued to him by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation;
(g)the number of any document that can be used by him (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport;
(h)the number of any identity card issued to him by the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;
(i)any reference number allocated to him by the Secretary of State in connection with an application made by him for permission to enter or to remain in the United Kingdom;
(j)the number of any work permit (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) relating to him;
(k)any driver number given to him by a driving licence;
(l)the number of any designated document which is held by him and is a document the number of which does not fall within any of the preceding sub-paragraphs;
(m)the date of expiry or period of validity of a document the number of which is recorded by virtue of this paragraph.
(2)In this paragraph “immigration document” means—
(a)a document used for confirming the right of a person under the Community Treaties in respect of entry or residence in the United Kingdom;
(b)a document which is given in exercise of immigration functions and records information about leave granted to a person to enter or to remain in the United Kingdom; or
(c)a registration card (within the meaning of section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971);
and in paragraph (b) “immigration functions” means functions under the Immigration Acts (within the meaning of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19)).
(3)In this paragraph “driving licence” means—
(a)a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52); or
(b)a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)).
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