Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997
1 Establishment of the Commission.
2 Jurisdiction: appeals
2A Jurisdiction: racial discrimination andhuman rights.
2B
2CJurisdiction: review of certain exclusion decisions
2DJurisdiction: review of certain naturalisation and citizenship decisions
3 Jurisdiction: bail.
4 Determination of appeals.
5 Procedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2 and 3.
6 Appointment of person to represent the appellant’s interests.
6AProcedure in relation to jurisdiction under sections 2C to 2E
7 Appeals from the Commission.
7A Pending appeals.
8 Procedure on applications to the Commission for leave to appeal.
9 Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Commission
Members
1(1) The Special Immigration Appeals Commission shall consist of such...
Chairman
2The Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of the members of...
Payments to members
3(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the members of...
Proceedings
4The Commission shall sit at such times and in such...
5The Commission shall be deemed to be duly constituted if...
6The chairman or, in his absence, such other member of...
Staff
7The Lord Chancellor may appoint such officers and servants for...
Expenses
8The Lord Chancellor shall defray the remuneration of persons appointed...
SCHEDULE 2
Stay on directions for removal
1If a person in the United Kingdom appeals under section...
Deportation order not to be made while appeal pending
2If a person in the United Kingdom appeals under section...
Stay of removal directions pending appeal and bail
3But the provisions of Part I of Schedule 2 or,...
3AIn calculating the period of two months limited by paragraph...
3BIf directions are given under Part I of Schedule 2...
Suspension of variation of limited leave
3CA variation is not to take effect while an appeal...
Continuation of leave
3D(1) While an appeal under section 2(1) above is pending,...
Deportation orders
3EA deportation order is not to be made against a...
3FIn calculating the period of eight weeks set by section...
Appeals under section 2A
3G(1) A person is not to be required to leave,...
Construction of references to pending appeal
4For the purposes of this Schedule, an appeal under section...
Appeals involving asylum
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notice of appealable decision and statement of appeal rights etc.
6Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Immigration and Asylum...
Financial support for organisations helping persons with rights of appeal
7Section 81 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 shall...
SCHEDULE 3 Bail: Modifications of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971
1(1) Paragraph 22 shall be amended as follows.
2(1) Paragraph 23 shall be amended as follows.
3(1) Paragraph 24 shall be amended as follows.
4(1) Paragraph 29 shall be amended as follows.
5Paragraph 30(2) shall be omitted.
6(1) Paragraph 31 shall be amended as follows.
7Paragraph 32 shall be amended as follows—
8(1) Paragraph 33 shall be amended as follows.

Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997

1997 c. 68

An Act to establish the Special Immigration Appeals Commission; to make provision with respect to its jurisdiction; and for connected purposes.

C1C2Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act restricted (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 73(9); S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 4)

Act amended (22.5.2000 for specified purposes and 2.10.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 33, s. 74; S.I. 2000/1282, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 4)

Act resticted (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 76(2)(3); S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 4)

Act modified (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, s. 24(3)

Act: power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.4.2003) by 2002 c. 41, ss.109(2)(a), 162(1) (with s. 159); S.I. 2003/754, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3, 4, Sch. 2 para. 5)