2011 No. 1158

Immigration

The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011

Made

Coming into force

Section 19(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 20041 has been declared 2 under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 19983 to be incompatible with a Convention right 4.

The time for bringing an appeal has expired and no appeal has been brought within that time.

The Secretary of State considers that there are compelling reasons for proceeding by way of remedial order 5 to make such amendments to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 as she considers necessary to remove the incompatibility.

In accordance with paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, a document containing a draft of this instrument having previously been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to that Act.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(2) of, and paragraph 1(1)(a), (2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to, the Human Rights Act 1998: