Article 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Section 18 (asylum-seeker: definition) | 8th January 2003 | For the purpose of sections 55(9) and 70(3) and paragraph 17(1)(b) of Schedule 3(1) |
| Section 18 (asylum-seeker: definition) | 10th February 2003 | For the purpose of section 26A(2) of the 1971 Act and section 71(5) of the 2002 Act(2) |
| Section 60 (Northern Ireland authority) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 62 (detention by Secretary of State) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 63 (control of entry to United Kingdom, &c.: use of force) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 64 (escorts) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 65 (detention centres: custodial functions) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 66 (detention centres: change of name) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 68(6) (bail) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 71 (asylum-seeker: residence, &c. restriction) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 72(1) to (8) and (11) (serious criminal) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 73 (family) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 74 (deception) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 75 (exemption from deportation) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 76 (revocation of leave to enter or remain) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 114(3) and paragraphs 31 to 33 of Schedule 7 (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 121 (compliance with procedure) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 122 (fee for work permit, &c.) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 128 (data collection under Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 131 (police, &c.) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 132 (supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 133 (medical inspectors) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 143 (assisting unlawful immigration, &c.) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 144 (section 143: consequential amendments) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 145 (traffic in prostitution) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 146 (section 145: supplementary) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 148 (registration card) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 149 (immigration stamp) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 150 (sections 148 and 149: consequential amendments) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 151 (false information) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 156 (time limit on prosecution) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 158 (interpretation: “the Immigration Acts”) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 159 (applied provision) | 10th February 2003 | |
| Section 161 and Schedule 9 (repeals), the entries relating to sections 7(1)(a), 24A(4), 25A(7), 26(3), 28(1) and 28A of the 1971 Act, and sections 10(1)(c), 44 to 52, 53(5), 55 and 147 of the 1999 Act | 10th February 2003 |
Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (late claims for asylum: refusal of support) is commenced on 8th January 2003 by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2811). That Order commenced certain paragraphs of Schedule 3 to that Act (withholding and withdrawal of support) on 8th December 2002 for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to exercise the power to make subordinate legislation, and commences Schedule 3, so far as not already in force, on 8th January 2003. Pursuant to section 162 of that Act, section 70 (induction) came into force on Royal Assent, on 7th November 2002.
Section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (registration card) is inserted by section 148 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, which is commenced by this Order.