Justice and Security Act 2013 (c. 18)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential provision

Part 2 Closed material procedure

Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c. 68)

9 (1) The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 6 (appointment of person to represent appellant’s interests) insert—

“6A Procedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2C and 2D

(1) Sections 5 and 6 apply in relation to reviews under section 2C or 2D as they apply in relation to appeals under section 2 or 2B.

(2) Accordingly—

(a) references to appeals are to be read as references to reviews (and references to appeals under section 2 or 2B are to be read as references to reviews under section 2C or 2D), and

(b) references to an appellant are to be read as references to an applicant under section 2C(2) or (as the case may be) 2D(2).”

(3) After section 7(1) (appeals from the Commission) insert—

“(1A) Where the Commission has made a final determination of a review under section 2C or 2D, any party to the review may bring an appeal against that determination to the appropriate appeal court.”