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Identity Cards Act 2006

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Identity Cards Act 2006. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Summary and Background

  3. Territorial Extent

  4. Overview of the Structure

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Registration

      1. Section 1: The National Identity Register

      2. Section 2: Individuals entered in Register

      3. Section 3:  Information Recorded in Register

      4. Section 4: Designation of documents for purposes of registration

      5. Section 5: Applications relating to entries in Register

    2. ID cards

      1. Section 6: Issue of ID cards

      2. Section 7: ID cards for those compulsorily registered

      3. Section 8: Functions of persons issuing designated documents

      4. Section 9: Power to require information for validating Register

      5. Section 10: Notification of changes affecting accuracy of Register

      6. Section 11: Invalidity and surrender of ID cards

    3. Provision of information from Register for verification purposes

      1. Section 12: Provision of information for verification or otherwise with consent

    4. Required identity checks

      1. Section 13: Power to make public services conditional on identity checks

      2. Section 14: Procedures for regulations under s. 13

      3. Section 15: Power to provide for checks on the Register

      4. Section 16: Prohibition on requirements to produce identity cards

    5. Other purposes for which registered information can be provided

      1. Section 17: Public authorities

      2. Section 18: Prevention and detection of crime

      3. Section 19: Correcting inaccurate or incomplete information

      4. Section 20: Power to authorise provision of information in other circumstances

      5. Section 21: Rules for providing information without individual’s consent

    6. Supervision of operation of Act

      1. Section 22: Appointment of National Identity Scheme Commissioner

      2. Section 23: Reports by Commissioner

      3. Section 24: Jurisdiction of Intelligence Services Commissioner and Tribunal

    7. Offences

      1. Section 25: Possession of false identity documents

      2. Section 26: Identity documents for the purposes of s. 25

      3. Section 27: Unauthorised disclosure of information

      4. Section 28: Providing false information

      5. Section 29: Tampering with the Register

      6. Section 30: Consequential amendments relating to offences

    8. Civil penalties

      1. Section 31: Imposition of civil penalties

      2. Section 32: Objection to penalty

      3. Section 33: Appeals against penalties

      4. Section 34: Code of practice on penalties

    9. Fees and charges

      1. Section 35: Fees in respect of functions carried out under Act

      2. Section 36: Amendment of Consular Fees Act

      3. Section 37: Report to Parliament about likely costs of ID Cards scheme

    10. Provisions relating to passports

      1. Section 38: Verifying information provided with passport applications

      2. Section 39: Amendments of legislation relating to passports

    11. Supplemental

      1. Section 40: Orders and regulations

      2. Section 42: General interpretation

      3. Section 43: Scotland

      4. Section 44: Short title, repeals, commencement and extent

      5. Schedule 1: Information that may be recorded in Register

      6. Schedule 2: Repeals

  6. Hansard References

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