Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993

Application of procedures in the 1971 Act

4 (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph and to paragraph 5 below, the provisions of the 1971 Act specified in sub-paragraph (2) below shall have effect as if section 8 of this Act were contained in Part II of that Act.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are—

(a) section 18 (notice of decisions appealable under that Part and statement of appeal rights etc.);

(b) section 19 (determination of appeals under that Part by adjudicators);

(c) section 20 (appeal from adjudicator to Immigration Appeal Tribunal);

(d) section 21 (references of cases by Secretary of State for further consideration);

(e) section 22(1) to (4), (6) and (7) (rules of procedure for appeals);

(f) section 23 (grants to voluntary organisations helping persons with rights of appeal); and

(g) Schedule 5 (provisions about adjudicators and Immigration Appeal Tribunal).

(3) Rules of procedure under section 22 may make special provision in relation to—

(a) proceedings on appeals on any of the grounds mentioned in subsections (1) to (4) of section 8 of this Act; and

(b) proceedings in which, by virtue of paragraph 3 above, a special adjudicator is required to deal both with an appeal on any of those grounds and another appeal.

(4) So much of paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 as relates to the allocation of duties among the adjudicators shall have effect subject to subsection (5) of section 8 of this Act.