Prospective
137Interpretation: generalU.K.
(1)This section applies to sections 130 to 136.
(2)A reference to a designated person is a reference to a person designated under section 130.
(3)“Family” shall be construed in accordance with section 5(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (deportation: definition of “family”).
(4)“Right of abode in the United Kingdom” has the meaning given by section 2 of that Act.
(5)“The Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and its Protocol.
(6)“Period of imprisonment” shall be construed in accordance with section 72(11)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41).
(7)A voucher is not cash.
(8)A reference to a pending appeal has the meaning given by section 104(1) of that Act.
(9)A reference in an enactment to the Immigration Acts includes a reference to sections 130 to 136.