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3. In article 2 –
(a)after “the 1997 Act” insert –
““the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(1);”
(b)after “the 2006 Act” insert –
““A rated sponsor” means a sponsor to whom the Secretary of State has given an A rating;
“action plan” means an action plan issued to a B rated sponsor and with which a B rated sponsor must comply in order to become an A rated sponsor;
“B rated sponsor” means a sponsor to whom the Secretary of State has given a B rating;
“certificate of sponsorship” means an authorisation issued by the Secretary of State to a sponsor in respect of one or more applications, or potential applications, for leave to enter or remain in accordance with the immigration rules;”;
(c)after “the immigration rules” omit “and”;
(d)after “the former nationality Acts” insert –
““sponsor” means a person who is granted a sponsorship licence; and
“sponsorship licence” means a licence granted by the Secretary of State to a person who, by virtue of such grant, is licensed as a sponsor.”
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