Commencement
2. The following provisions of the 2007 Act shall come into force on 31st January 2008—
(a)sections 1 to 4 (detention at ports);
(b)sections 5 to 8 (biometric registration: regulations);
(c)section 10 (biometric registration: objection to penalty) for the purposes of making an order under subsections (2) and (4);
(d)section 11 (biometric registration: appeal in respect of penalty) for the purposes of making rules under subsection (6);
(e)section 13 for the purposes of issuing a code of practice under subsection (1) and making an order under subsection (6) (biometric registration: code of practice regarding penalty);
(f)sections 14 and 15 (biometric registration: prescribed matters and interpretation);
(g)subject to article 3, section 16 (conditional leave to enter or remain);
(h)section 18 (support for asylum-seekers: enforcement);
(i)section 20 (fees);
(j)sections 22 and 23 (assaulting an immigration officer: offence and power of arrest);
(k)subject to article 4, section 26 (disposal of property) for the purposes of making regulations under subsection (5);
(l)sections 29 to 31 (facilitation and trafficking);
(m)sections 40 to 43 (supply and wrongful disclosure of information); and
(n)in the Schedule (repeals) the entries relating to—
(i)the Immigration Act 1971(1);
(ii)the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(2);
(iii)section 130 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002(3);
(iv)the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005(4); and
(v)the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006(5).