C1Part I Regulation of Entry into and Stay in United Kingdom
11BF1Offshore workers: requirements to notify arrival and entry dates etc
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with requiring—
a
an offshore worker, or
b
if an offshore worker has one, their sponsor;
to give notice to the Secretary of State or an immigration officer of the dates on which the offshore worker arrives in, enters and leaves the United Kingdom.
2
The regulations may make provision for the failure of an offshore worker to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations to be a ground for—
a
the cancellation or variation of their leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;
b
refusing them leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
3
The failure of an offshore worker’s sponsor to comply with a requirement imposed under the regulations may be taken into account by the Secretary of State when operating immigration skills arrangements made with the sponsor.
4
Regulations under this section—
a
are to be made by statutory instrument;
b
may make different provision for different cases;
c
may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
5
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
6
For the purposes of this section—
a
“offshore worker” has the same meaning as in section 11A;
b
a person is an offshore worker’s “sponsor” if they have made immigration skills arrangements with the Secretary of State in relation to the offshore worker;
c
“immigration skills arrangements” has the meaning given by section 70A(2) of the Immigration Act 2014.
Pt. 1 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (13.3.2008 for specified purposes and 1.5.2008 in so far as not already in force) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/680), arts. 1(2), 5, 6(2)(a), 7, Sch. 3, Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 2) (as amended (29.6.2011) by S.I. 2011/1408, art. 1, Sch. paras. 1, 2(c)(f); (11.2.2016) by S.I. 2016/156, arts. 1(2), 6; (14.3.2019) by S.I. 2019/562, arts. 1, 5, 11; (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2020/1322, art. 3; (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1576), art. 8; (31.12.2020) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1214), arts. 1, 6(2)(3); and (11.11.2021) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1277), arts. 1(2), 8)