Biometric registration

Penalty: code of practice
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1
The Secretary of State shall issue a code of practice setting out the matters to be considered in determining—
a
whether to give a penalty notice under section 9(1), and
b
the amount of a penalty.
2
The code may, in particular, require the Secretary of State to consider any decision taken by virtue of section 7.
3
A court or the sheriff shall, when considering an appeal under section 11, have regard to the code.
4
The Secretary of State may revise and re-issue the code.
5
Before issuing or re-issuing the code the Secretary of State must—
a
publish proposals,
b
consult members of the public, and
c
lay a draft before Parliament.
6
The code (or re-issued code) shall come into force at the prescribed time.
S. 13 in force at 31.1.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/99, art. 2(e)
S. 13 in force at 25.11.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/2822, art. 2(e)
Ss. 5-15 extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Jersey) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/619), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1
S. 13 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch. 3, Sch. 3A