Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

5 Permit to return

(1) A “permit to return” is a document giving an individual (who is subject to a temporary exclusion order) permission to return to the United Kingdom.

(2) The permission may be made subject to a requirement that the individual comply with conditions specified in the permit to return.

(3) The individual’s failure to comply with a specified condition has the effect of invalidating the permit to return.

(4) A permit to return must state—

(a) the time at which, or period of time during which, the individual is permitted to arrive on return to the United Kingdom;

(b) the manner in which the individual is permitted to return to the United Kingdom; and

(c) the place where the individual is permitted to arrive on return to the United Kingdom.

(5) Provision made under subsection (4)(a) or (c) may, in particular, be framed by reference to the arrival in the United Kingdom of a specific flight, sailing or other transport service.

(6) Provision made under subsection (4)(b) may, in particular, state—

(a) a route,

(b) a method of transport,

(c) an airline, shipping line or other passenger carrier, or

(d) a flight, sailing or other transport service,

which the individual is permitted to use to return to the United Kingdom.

(7) The Secretary of State may not issue a permit to return except in accordance with section 6 or 7.

(8) It is for the Secretary of State to decide the terms of a permit to return (but this is subject to section 6(3)).