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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Meaning of biometric information

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41)

3(1)Section 126 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (power to require provision of physical data with certain immigration applications) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “information about external physical characteristics of the applicant” substitute “biometric information”;

(b)in paragraphs (b) and (c), for “information about his external physical characteristics” substitute “biometric information”.

(3)In subsection (4)(a), (b) and (c), before “information” insert “biometric”.

(4)In subsection (9), after the definition of “authorised person” insert—

(5)In that subsection, omit the definition of “external physical characteristics” (and the “and” before it).