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Section 82: Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation

Nationality and Borders Act 2022 · 2022 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Miscellaneous

The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments and modifications of the Acts relating to immigration as in the Secretary of State’s opinion facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.

The Acts relating to immigration are—

the Immigration Act 1971;
the Immigration Act 1988;
the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993;
the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996;
the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997;
the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002;
the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004;
the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;
the UK Borders Act 2007;
Parts 10 and 12 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008;
the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;
section 147 of and Schedule 8 to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014;
the Immigration Act 2014;
the Immigration Act 2016;
Parts 1 and 3 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020;
this Act, other than Part 1;
any other provision of an Act relating to immigration, whenever passed.

For the purposes of this section, “amend” includes repeal (and similar terms are to be read accordingly).

Regulations made under this section do not come into force unless an Act is passed consolidating the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to immigration.

If such an Act is passed, any regulations made under this section come into force immediately before the Act comes into force.

Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

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