Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 621

Immigration

The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011

Made

3rd March 2011

Laid before Parliament

4th March 2011

Coming into force

5th March 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8B(5) of the Immigration Act 1971(1):

1.  This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 5th March 2011.

2.  In Part 2 of the Schedule to the Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) Order 2000(2), insert “Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28th February 2011 (Libya).”(3) at the appropriate place.

Baroness Neville-Jones

Minister of State

Home Office

3rd March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) Order 2000 (“the 2000 Order”) by adding to Part 2 of the Schedule to the 2000 Order European Union Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28th February 2011, made in response to the situation in Libya.

(1)

1971 c.77. Section 8B was inserted by section 8 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33).

(2)

S.I. 2000/2724. The Schedule to the Order was substituted by S.I. 2010/2813 and amended by S.I. 2011/547.

(3)

OJL 58, 3.3.2011, p53.