SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Support for certain categories of migrant

PART 1Amendments of the Immigration Acts

26Power to support failed asylum-seekers

1

The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows.

2

In section 18 (definition of asylum-seeker for purposes of Part 2), omit subsection (2).

3

In section 26 (withdrawal of support), in subsection (3)—

a

for “95 or 98” substitute “95, 95A, 98 or 98A”;

b

omit “(asylum-seeker)”.

4

In section 35—

a

in subsection (2), for “section 95 or 98” substitute “section 95, 95A, 98 or 98A”;

b

in subsection (3), after “section 95” insert “or 95A”.

5

In section 43—

a

in subsection (1), for “asylum-seeker” substitute “asylum-seekers and failed asylum-seekers, etc”;

b

the heading of that section becomes “Form of support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999”.

6

In section 51 (choice of form of support), in subsection (2), omit the “and” after paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert

, and

d

sections 95A and 98A of that Act (support for destitute failed asylum-seekers).

7

In section 55 (late claim for asylum: refusal of support), in subsection (2), after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

sections 95A and 98A of that Act (support for failed asylum-seeker, &c),

8

In Schedule 3 (withholding and withdrawal of support)—

a

omit paragraph 7A;

b

in paragraph 14(1) and (2), for “, 7 or 7A” substitute “or 7”.