Identity Cards Act 2006

39 Amendments of legislation relating to passports

(1) In sections 14E, 19, 21B and 21C of the Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37) (enforcement of banning orders etc.), for “passport”, wherever occurring, substitute “travel authorisation”.

(2) In section 22A(1) of that Act (interpretation), after the definition of “prescribed” insert—

“‘travel authorisation’, in relation to a person, means one or both of the following—

(a) any UK passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) that has been issued to him;

(b) any ID card issued to him under the Identity Cards Act 2006 which records that he is a British citizen.”

(3) In sections 33, 35 and 36 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) (travel restriction orders), for “passport”, wherever occurring, substitute “travel authorisation”.

(4) For section 33(8) of that Act substitute—

“(8) In this section ‘UK travel authorisation’, in relation to a person, means one or both of the following—

(a) any UK passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) that has been issued to him;

(b) any ID card issued to him under the Identity Cards Act 2006 which records that he is a British citizen.”

(5) The Secretary of State may by order modify—

(a) any enactment (including an enactment amended by this section), or

(b) a provision of any subordinate legislation,

for the purpose of including a reference to an ID card, or to an ID card of a description not already mentioned in that enactment or provision, in any reference (however worded) to a passport.

(6) The Secretary of State must not make an order containing (with or without other provision) any provision that he is authorised to make by this section for modifying an enactment unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

(7) A statutory instrument containing an order which—

(a) contains provisions that the Secretary of State is authorised to make by this section, and

(b) is not an order a draft of which is required to have been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House,

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.