The Immigration Services Commissioner (Registration Fee) Order 2002

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Immigration Services Commissioner (Registration Fee) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st September 2002.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

“continued registration” means registration to be continued under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“registration” means registration under section 84(2)(a) or (b) of the Act;

“relevant advisers” means, in respect of—

(a)

an individual, that individual together with—

(i)

the number of employees of that individual who provide immigration advice or immigration services, excluding such employees who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; and

(ii)

the number of persons who provide immigration advice or immigration services who work under the supervision of that individual and his employees, excluding such persons who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies;

(b)

a body corporate or unincorporate—

(i)

the number of members and employees of that body who provide immigration advice or immigration services, excluding such members and employees who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies; and

(ii)

the number of persons who provide immigration advice or immigration services who work under the supervision of such members and employees, excluding such persons who are qualified persons under sections 84(2)(c) to (f) of the Act, or who are persons to whom section 84(4) of the Act applies.

Fees for registration and continued registration

3.—(a) The fee payable by any person for registration shall be the fee in column 2 of the table in the Schedule to this Order which applies in respect of that person’s entry in column 1 of that table.

(b) The fee payable by any person for continued registration shall be the fee in column 3 of that table which applies in respect of that person’s entry in column 1 of that table.

(c) A person’s entry in column 1 of that table shall be determined by reference to the number of relevant advisers in respect of that person at the date of his application for registration.

Revocation

4.  The Immigration Services Commissioner (Registration Fee) Order 2000(1) is hereby revoked.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Home Office

30th July 2002