The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2008/680 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 156

Immigration

The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016

Made

10th February 2016

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of February 2016

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 36 of the Immigration Act 1971(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016.

(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order —

“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971; and

“the principal Order” means the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008(2).

Amendment of the principal Order

3.  The principal Order is amended in accordance with articles 4 to 6.

Amendment of Schedule 3

4.—(1) Schedule 3 (The Immigration Act 1971) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 16—

(a) in subparagraph (6) for “(5) to (7)” substitute “(5) and (7)”;

(b) after subparagraph (6) insert—

“(7) In subsection (6) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Governor”.”.

Amendment of Schedule 10

5.  Schedule 10 (the text of immigration legislation as extended to the Isle of Man) is amended as follows.

6.  In Part 1 (The Immigration Act 1971) in the text of section 9 (further provisions as to common travel area) as extended to the Isle of Man, at the end add —

“(6) The Governor shall also have power by order to exclude the Republic of Ireland from section 1(3) for such purposes as may be specified in the order.”.

Ceri King

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/680) so as to amend the text of the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) as it has effect in the Isle of Man to correct a drafting error. The effect of this amendment is to grant the Lieutenant Governor (“the Governor”) the power by order to exclude the Republic of Ireland from section 1(3) of the 1971 Act for such purposes as may be specified in the order.

(1)

1971 c.77.

(2)

S.I. 2008/680, which was amended by S.I. 2011/1408, S.I. 2011/1158 and S.I. 2015/1765.