PART 7General

I187Commencement

1

Subject to subsections (3) to (5), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.

3

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 10(1) and (6) to (8) (effect of failure to give notice of pre-commencement decision to deprive a person of citizenship);

b

sections 70, 71 and 73 (visa penalties in relation to countries posing a risk to international peace and security etc);

c

this Part.

4

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed for the purposes of making (and, where required, consulting on) regulations—

a

section 14 (requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”);

b

section 27 (accelerated detained appeals);

c

section 42 and Schedule 5 (penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc);

d

section 43 (working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry);

e

section 50 (persons subject to immigration control: referral or age assessment by local authority);

f

section 52 (use of scientific methods in age assessments);

g

section 53 (regulations about age assessments);

h

section 69 (interpretation of Part 5);

i

section 82 (pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation).

5

The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 28 (claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal);

b

paragraphs 5 to 19 of Schedule 4, and section 29 so far as it relates to those paragraphs (removal of asylum seeker to safe third country);

c

section 30(1), (2) and (4) to (6) (Refugee Convention: general);

d

sections 31 to 36 and 38 (interpretation of Refugee Convention);

e

section 39 (interpretation of Part 2);

f

section 44 (power to search container);

g

section 49(1) to (4) (interpretation of Part 4);

h

sections 72 and 74 (visa penalties in relation to uncooperative countries);

i

section 78 (counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival).