The Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) (Amendment) Order 2015

Amendments to the Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008

2.—(1) The Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008(1) is amended as follows.

(2) Before article 1, which is renumbered article 1(1), in the heading, for “Citation and commencement” substitute “Citation, commencement and expiry”.

(3) After article 1(1), at the end, insert—

“(2) This Order shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of seven years beginning with the day on which the Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) (Amendment) Order 2015 comes into force.”

(4) For article 4, substitute—

“Form and manner in which passenger list and particulars of crew and related communications to be provided and received: immigration officers

4.   A passenger list and particulars of crew shall be provided under article 3—

(a) in an electronic form that is compatible with the technology used by the Secretary of State; and

(b) by means of a system which enables the carrier to send communications to, and receive communications from, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer relating to the information provided,

unless an alternative form and manner of information transmission is authorised by the Secretary of State or an immigration officer.”

(5) For each of paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of Schedule 3, substitute—

“(b) where a travel document is not held, the following information—

(i) full name;

(ii) gender;

(iii) date of birth;

(iv) nationality;

(v) type of identification relied upon;

(vi) number of identification relied upon;

(vii) expiry date of identification relied upon; and

(viii) issuing State of identification relied upon;”.

(1)

S.I. 2008/5.