2008 No. 2822 (C.125)
Immigration
The UK Borders Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008
Made 29th October 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(2) and (3) of the UK Borders Act 2007.
2007 c.30.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the UK Borders Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008.

2 Commencement
The following provisions of the UK Borders Act 2007 shall come into force on 25th November 2008 —
(a) section 9 (biometric registration: penalty);
(b) for all remaining purposes, section 10 (biometric registration: objection to penalty);
(c) for all remaining purposes, section 11 (biometric registration: appeal in respect of penalty);
(d) section 12 (biometric registration: enforcement of penalty); and
(e) for all remaining purposes, section 13 (biometric registration: code of practice regarding penalty).
Meg Hillier Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 29th October 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 25th November 2008 the biometric registration provisions of the UK Borders Act 2007 which have not yet been commenced, namely, section 9 and 12, and sections 10, 11 and 13 for all remaining purposes.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the UK Borders Act 2007 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 1 to 4 (detention at ports)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Sections 5 to 8 (biometric registration)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 10 (biometric registration: objection to penalty) (partially)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 11 (biometric registration: appeal in respect of penalty) (partially)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 13 (biometric registration: code of practice regarding penalty) (partially)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Sections 14 and 15 (biometric registration: prescribed matters and interpretation)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 16 (conditional leave to enter or remain)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 18 (support for asylum-seekers: enforcement)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 20 (fees)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 22 and 23 (assaulting an immigration officer: offence and power of arrest)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 25 (forfeiture of detained property)	31.03.2008	2008/309
Section 26 (disposal of property)	31.01.2008 and	2008/99
	01.04.2008	
Section 27 and 28 (employment: arrest and search for personnel records)	29.02.2008	2008/309
Section 29 to 31 (facilitation and trafficking)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Section 32 to 38 (automatic deportation) (partially)	01.08.2008	2008/1818
Section 39 (automatic deportation: consequential amendments)	01.08.2008	2008/1818
Sections 40 to 43 (supply and wrongful disclosure of information)	31.01.2008	2008/99
Sections 44 to 47 (search for evidence of nationality and seizure of nationality documents)	31.03.2008	2008/309
Sections 48 to 50 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: appointment, office and reports)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Section 51 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: plans) (partially)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Sections 52 and 53 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: relationship with other bodies) (partially)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Section 54 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: abolition of other bodies)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Section 55 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: prescribed matters)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Section 56 (Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Senior President of Tribunals)	01.04.2008	2008/309
Schedule	31.01.2008 and	2008/309
	01.04.2008	