The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2006/2789 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2898 (L. 12)

immigration

The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006

Made

2nd November 2006

Laid before Parliament

3rd November 2006

Coming into force

27th November 2006

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 106(1) to (3) and 112(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(1) and section 40A(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981(2), after consulting the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3), makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006, and shall come into force on 27th November 2006.

Amendment of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2006

2.  In rule 6 of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2006(4), for “the Schedule”, substitute “Schedule 1”.

Signatory text

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

2nd November 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I 2006/2789) (“the Amendment Rules”), which amend the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/560) (“the Principal Rules”). They are made in consequence of a defect in the Amendment Rules and will be issued free of charge to all known recipients of the Amendment Rules.

Rule 2 amends the Amendment Rules to provide that only Schedule 1 of the Principal Rules is to be omitted. Schedule 2 to the Principal Rules is to remain in force.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.

(1)

2002 c.41. Section 106 was amended by paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c.19).

(2)

1981 c.61. Section 40A was inserted by section 4(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41) and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c.19).

(3)

1992 c.53.

(4)

S.I. 2006/2789.