Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 6

Part 1: Temporary Restrictions on Travel

Commentary on Sections

Chapter 2: Temporary exclusion from the United Kingdom

Section 5: Permit to return

49. Subsections (1) to (3) specify that an individual subject to a TEO may be given a permit to return which gives them permission to return to the UK. The document may include conditions that the individual is required to comply with in order for the document to be valid.

50. Subsections (4) to (6) specify that a permit to return must state the time at which, or period of time during which, the individual is permitted to arrive on return to the United Kingdom. It must also state the manner in which the person is permitted to return, and the place where the individual is permitted to arrive.

51. Subsections (7) to (8) specify that the Secretary of State can only issue a permit to return in accordance with section 6 or 7 and that it is for the Secretary of State to decide the terms of a permit to return, subject to section 6(3).