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The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. In accordance with section 6(6)(e) of that Act, a draft...

  3. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  4. 2.In these Regulations— “dependant” means a spouse or civil partner,...

  5. 3.Requirement to apply for a biometric immigration document

  6. 4.Specified categories

  7. 5.Power for an authorised person to require a person to provide biometric information

  8. 6.Power for the Secretary of State to use and retain existing biometric information

  9. 7.Provision in relation to persons under the age of sixteen

  10. 8.Process by which a person’s fingerprints and photograph may be obtained and recorded

  11. 9.Use and retention of biometric information

  12. 10.Subject to regulation 11, any record of a person’s fingerprints...

  13. 11.If a person proves that he is —

  14. 12.(1) The Secretary of State must take all reasonably practicable...

  15. 13.Issue of a biometric immigration document

  16. 14.Requirement to surrender documents connected with immigration and nationality

  17. 15.Content of a biometric immigration document

  18. 16.Surrender of a biometric immigration document

  19. 17.Cancellation of a biometric immigration document

  20. 18.Requirement for the holder of a document to notify the Secretary of State

  21. 19.Requirement to apply for a replacement biometric immigration document

  22. 20.Application of these Regulations to a person who is required to apply for a replacement biometric immigration document

  23. 21.Requirement to use a biometric immigration document

  24. 22.Requirement to provide information for comparison

  25. 23.Consequences of a failure to comply with a requirement of these Regulations

  26. 24.Revocation and transitional provisions

  27. Signature

  28. Explanatory Note

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