(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings the provisions of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 which are listed in Schedule 1 to this Order into force on 1st April 2003.
This Order also makes transitional provisions.
The appeal rights in Part 5 of the 2002 Act apply only where a notice in respect of an immigration decision, as defined in section 81(2) of that Act, is served on or after 1st April 2002. The appeal rights contained in the Immigration Act 1971, the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 and the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 continue to apply to decisions taken before 1st April 2003.
This Order also appoints the date of 1st April 2003 for the purposes of section 8 of the 2002 Act.