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Section 32: Tenure

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 · 2002 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Accommodation Centres

A resident of an accommodation centre shall not be treated as acquiring a tenancy of or other interest in any part of the centre (whether by virtue of an agreement between the resident and another person or otherwise).

Subsection (3) applies where—

the Secretary of State decides to stop arranging for the provision of accommodation in an accommodation centre for a resident of the centre, or
a resident of an accommodation centre is required to leave the centre in accordance with section 30.

Where this subsection applies—

the Secretary of State or the manager of the centre may recover possession of the premises occupied by the resident, and
the right under paragraph (a) shall be enforceable in accordance with procedure prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

Any licence which a resident of an accommodation centre has to occupy premises in the centre shall be an excluded licence for the purposes of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (c. 43).

The following shall be inserted after section 3A(7A) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (disapplication of section 3: Part VI of Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33))—

The following shall be inserted after section 23A(5A) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58) (excluded tenancies and occupancy rights)—

In this section a reference to an accommodation centre includes a reference to premises in which accommodation is provided under section 24(1)(b).

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