http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/77/introductionImmigration Act 1971An Act to amend and replace the present immigration laws, to make certain related changes in the citizenship law and enable help to be given to those wishing to return abroad, and for purposes connected therewith.1983-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-08Expert Participation2026-01-05
Immigration Act 1971s. 11(1)Immigration Act 2016Sch. 10 para. 15(b)s. 94(1)reg. 2(c)Sch.Immigration Act 1971s. 24C-24FImmigration Act 2016s. 44(2)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 26A(1)(b)(ia)Immigration Act 2016Sch. 11 para. 25s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 26A(1)(b)(i)Immigration Act 2016Sch. 11 para. 32(2)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 26A(1)(b)(ii)Immigration Act 2016Sch. 11 para. 2(a)Sch. 11 para. 46s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 26A(2)Immigration Act 2016Sch. 11 para. 32(3)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 28A(3)(a)Immigration Act 2016s. 44(3)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 28B(5)Immigration Act 2016s. 44(4)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 28CA(1)(bb)Immigration Act 2016s. 44(5)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 28D(4)Immigration Act 2016s. 44(6)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 para. 26(4)Immigration Act 2016s. 74(1)s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 Pt. 1AImmigration Act 2016Sch. 13s. 94(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 10(1)Immigration and Asylum Act 1999Sch. 14 para. 47(2) Sch. 16s. 170(4)Immigration Act 1971s. 10(1A)(1B)Immigration and Asylum Act 1999Sch. 14 para. 47(3)s. 170(4)Immigration Act 1971s. 10(2)Immigration and Asylum Act 1999Sch. 14 para. 47(4)s. 170(4)Immigration Act 1971s. 11(1)Immigration and Asylum Act 1999Sch. 14 para. 48s. 170(4)Immigration Act 1971s. 8B(1)-(3)The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (revoked)The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020reg. 38(1)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 36European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020s. 42(4)s. 38(3)s. 42(7)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 para. 27B(4A)Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004s. 16s. 48(3)Immigration Act 1971s. 25(1)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 4(3)(b)(i)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 25(1)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 4(3)(b)(ii)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 25(7)(b)The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 4(3)(f)reg. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 11CThe Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2025art. 7art. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 11DThe Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2025art. 7art. 1(2)Immigration Act 1971s. 11(1)Illegal Migration Act 2023s. 2(10)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 24(1)(fa)Illegal Migration Act 2023s. 10(2)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 27(1)(aa)Illegal Migration Act 2023s. 10(3)(a)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971s. 27(1)(ba)Illegal Migration Act 2023s. 10(3)(b)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 para. 11AIllegal Migration Act 2023s. 10(4)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 para. 17AIllegal Migration Act 2023s. 8(14)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2Illegal Migration Act 2023s. 11(8)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971Sch. 2 para. 16 cross-headingIllegal Migration Act 2023s. 11(3)s. 55(9)s. 68(1)Immigration Act 1971ActCriminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008s. 133(7) (8)Sch. 27 para. 36s. 153(7)Immigration Act 1971s. 8B(1)-(3)The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (expired—not approved)The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021reg. 23reg. 1(2)
Immigration Act 19711971 c. 77An Act to amend and replace the present immigration laws, to make certain related changes in the citizenship law and enable help to be given to those wishing to return abroad, and for purposes connected therewith.[28th October 1971]Act partly in force at Royal Assent see ss. 34(1), 35(1)-(3); Act wholly in force at 1 January 1973.Act amended by Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62), s. 7(3)Act amended (2.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2326, reg. 8 (with regs. 9, 28) (which S.I. was revoked (with saving) (30.4.2006) by S.I. 2006/1003, reg. 31, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 4))Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 59; S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3, Sch. 2 para. 2)Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 65(1); S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3, Sch. 2 para. 2)Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, ss. 69, 70; S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3, Sch. 2 para. 2)Act excluded (10.6.1991) by Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5, SIF 39:1), s. 6(6); S.I. 1991/1072, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IAct modified (10.6.1991) by Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c. 5, SIF 39:1), s. 6(6)(a); S.I. 1991/1072, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IAct modified (7.7.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/200, art. 2(3)Act modified (2.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2326, regs. 24(2), 25(2) (with regs. 9, 28) (which S.I. was revoked (with saving) (30.4.2006) by S.I. 2006/1003, reg. 31, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 4))Act modified (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 32(7) (with ss. 27(3), 39, 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2Act modified (18.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2590, art. 4(2)Act modified (25.2.2002) by S.I. 2002/195, reg. 2(3)Act modified (30.4.2006) by The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1003), reg. 30, Sch. 2 paras. 1, 2Act restricted (20.7.1994) by Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62), s. 7(1); S.I. 1994/1923, art. 2Act restricted (2.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2326, reg. 14 (with regs. 9, 28) (as amended (1.6.2002) by S.I. 2002/1241 reg. 2(3), Sch. para. 8) (S.I. 2000/2326 was revoked (with saving) (30.4.2006) by S.I. 2006/1003, reg. 31, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 4))Act extended (with modifications) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 7 (the amendment coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) (as amended (2.1.2008) by S.I. 2007/3579, art. 3(c)); and as further amended (16.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/856, arts. 1, 6Act: power to amend conferred (10.2.2003 for certain purposes) by 1999 c. 33, s. 53; S.I. 2003/2, art. 2, Sch.Act applied (with modifications) (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/987), art. 6, Sch. 2Act applied (1.8.2008 for certain purposes) by UK Borders Act 2007 (c. 30), ss. 36(4), 59; S.I. 2008/1818, art. 2(a), Sch.Act applied (prosp.) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 133(7)(8), 153(7) (with Sch. 27 para. 36)Act applied (with modifications) (4.8.2014) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1704), art. 7, Sch. 2Act extended (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2818), art. 11(1)(a), Sch. 2 para. 1 (as amended (31.3.2021) by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/311), arts. 1(2), 2(7)(a))Act extended in part (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1281), art. 3, Sch. 1, Sch. 1A (with art. 16)Act: power to amend conferred (28.4.2022 for specified purposes, 28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 82(1)(2)(a)(3)-(6), 87(1)(4)(i); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29Act excluded (25.4.2024) by Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (c. 8), ss. 2(5)(a), 5, 10(1) (with ss. 4, 10(2))