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Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER 41

CONTENTS

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  1. Part 1

    Nationality

    1. 1. Naturalisation: knowledge of language and society

    2. 2. Naturalisation: spouse of citizen

    3. 3. Citizenship ceremony, oath and pledge

    4. 4. Deprivation of citizenship

    5. 5. Resumption of citizenship

    6. 6. Nationality decision: discrimination

    7. 7. Nationality decision: reasons and review

    8. 8. Citizenship: registration

    9. 9. Legitimacy of child

    10. 10. Right of abode: certificate of entitlement

    11. 11. Unlawful presence in United Kingdom

    12. 12. British citizenship: registration of certain persons without other citizenship

    13. 13. British citizenship: registration of certain persons born between 1961 and 1983

    14. 14. Hong Kong

    15. 15. Repeal of spent provisions

  2. Part 2

    Accommodation Centres

    1. Establishment

      1. 16. Establishment of centres

    2. Use of centres

      1. 17. Support for destitute asylum-seeker

      2. 18. Asylum-seeker: definition

      3. 19. Destitution: definition

      4. 20. Dependant: definition

      5. 21. Sections 17 to 20: supplementary

      6. 22. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, s. 95

      7. 23. Person subject to United Kingdom entrance control

      8. 24. Provisional assistance

      9. 25. Length of stay

      10. 26. Withdrawal of support

    3. Operation of centres

      1. 27. Resident of centre

      2. 28. Manager of centre

      3. 29. Facilities

      4. 30. Conditions of residence

      5. 31. Financial contribution by resident

      6. 32. Tenure

      7. 33. Advisory Groups

    4. General

      1. 34. The Monitor of Accommodation Centres

      2. 35. Ancillary provisions

      3. 36. Education: general

      4. 37. Education: special cases

      5. 38. Local authority

      6. 39. “Prescribed”: orders and regulations

      7. 40. Scotland

      8. 41. Northern Ireland

      9. 42. Wales

  3. Part 3

    Other Support and Assistance

    1. 43. Asylum-seeker: form of support

    2. 44. Destitute asylum-seeker

    3. 45. Section 44: supplemental

    4. 46. Section 44: supplemental: Scotland and Northern Ireland

    5. 47. Asylum-seeker: family with children

    6. 48. Young asylum-seeker

    7. 49. Failed asylum-seeker

    8. 50. Conditions of support

    9. 51. Choice of form of support

    10. 52. Back-dating of benefit for refugee

    11. 53. Asylum-seeker: appeal against refusal to support

    12. 54. Withholding and withdrawal of support

    13. 55. Late claim for asylum: refusal of support

    14. 56. Provision of support by local authority

    15. 57. Application for support: false or incomplete information

    16. 58. Voluntary departure from United Kingdom

    17. 59. International projects

    18. 60. Northern Ireland authorities

    19. 61. Repeal of spent provisions

  4. Part 4

    Detention and Removal

    1. Detention

      1. 62. Detention by Secretary of State

      2. 63. Control of entry to United Kingdom, &c.: use of force

      3. 64. Escorts

      4. 65. Detention centres: custodial functions

      5. 66. Detention centres: change of name

      6. 67. Construction of reference to person liable to detention

    2. Temporary release

      1. 68. Bail

      2. 69. Reporting restriction: travel expenses

      3. 70. Induction

      4. 71. Asylum-seeker: residence, &c. restriction

    3. Removal

      1. 72. Serious criminal

      2. 73. Family

      3. 74. Deception

      4. 75. Exemption from deportation

      5. 76. Revocation of leave to enter or remain

      6. 77. No removal while claim for asylum pending

      7. 78. No removal while appeal pending

      8. 79. Deportation order: appeal

      9. 80. Removal of asylum-seeker to third country

  5. Part 5

    Immigration and Asylum Appeals

    1. Appeal to adjudicator

      1. 81. Adjudicators

      2. 82. Right of appeal: general

      3. 83. Appeal: asylum claim

      4. 84. Grounds of appeal

      5. 85. Matters to be considered

      6. 86. Determination of appeal

      7. 87. Successful appeal: direction

    2. Exceptions and limitations

      1. 88. Ineligibility

      2. 89. Visitor or student without entry clearance

      3. 90. Non-family visitor

      4. 91. Student

      5. 92. Appeal from within United Kingdom: general

      6. 93. Appeal from within United Kingdom: “third country” removal

      7. 94. Appeal from within United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or asylum claim

      8. 95. Appeal from outside United Kingdom: removal

      9. 96. Earlier right of appeal

      10. 97. National security, &c.

      11. 98. Other grounds of public good

      12. 99. Sections 96 to 98: appeal in progress

    3. Appeal from adjudicator

      1. 100. Immigration Appeal Tribunal

      2. 101. Appeal to Tribunal

      3. 102. Decision

      4. 103. Appeal from Tribunal

    4. Procedure

      1. 104. Pending appeal

      2. 105. Notice of immigration decision

      3. 106. Rules

      4. 107. Practice directions

      5. 108. Forged document: proceedings in private

    5. General

      1. 109. European Union and European Economic Area

      2. 110. Grants

      3. 111. Monitor of certification of claims as unfounded

      4. 112. Regulations, &c.

      5. 113. Interpretation

      6. 114. Repeal

      7. 115. Appeal from within United Kingdom: unfounded human rights or asylum claim: transitional provision

      8. 116. Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Community Legal Service

      9. 117. Northern Ireland appeals: legal aid

  6. Part 6

    Immigration Procedure

    1. Applications

      1. 118. Leave pending decision on variation application

      2. 119. Deemed leave on cancellation of notice

      3. 120. Requirement to state additional grounds for application

      4. 121. Compliance with procedure

    2. Work permit

      1. 122. Fee for work permit, &c.

      2. 123. Advice about work permit, &c.

    3. Authority-to-carry scheme

      1. 124. Authority to carry

    4. Evasion of procedure

      1. 125. Carriers' liability

    5. Provision of information by traveller

      1. 126. Physical data: compulsory provision

      2. 127. Physical data: voluntary provision

      3. 128. Data collection under Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

    6. Disclosure of information by public authority

      1. 129. Local authority

      2. 130. Inland Revenue

      3. 131. Police, &c.

      4. 132. Supply of document, &c. to Secretary of State

      5. 133. Medical inspectors

    7. Disclosure of information by private person

      1. 134. Employer

      2. 135. Financial institution

      3. 136. Notice

      4. 137. Disclosure of information: offences

      5. 138. Offence by body

      6. 139. Privilege against self-incrimination

    8. Immigration services

      1. 140. Immigration Services Commissioner

    9. Immigration control

      1. 141. EEA ports: juxtaposed controls

    10. Country information

      1. 142. Advisory Panel on Country Information

  7. Part 7

    Offences

    1. Substance

      1. 143. Assisting unlawful immigration, &c.

      2. 144. Section 143: consequential amendments

      3. 145. Traffic in prostitution

      4. 146. Section 145: supplementary

      5. 147. Employment

      6. 148. Registration card

      7. 149. Immigration stamp

      8. 150. Sections 148 and 149: consequential amendments

      9. 151. False information

    2. Procedure

      1. 152. Arrest by immigration officer

      2. 153. Power of entry

      3. 154. Power to search for evidence

      4. 155. Sections 153 and 154: supplemental

      5. 156. Time limit on prosecution

  8. Part 8

    General

    1. 157. Consequential and incidental provision

    2. 158. Interpretation: “the Immigration Acts”

    3. 159. Applied provision

    4. 160. Money

    5. 161. Repeals

    6. 162. Commencement

    7. 163. Extent

    8. 164. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Citizenship Ceremony, Oath and Pledge

    2. Schedule 2

      Nationality: Repeal of Spent Provisions

    3. Schedule 3

      Withholding and Withdrawal of Support

    4. Schedule 4

      Immigration and Asylum Appeals: Adjudicators

    5. Schedule 5

      The Immigration Appeal Tribunal

    6. Schedule 6

      Immigration and Asylum Appeals: Transitional Provision

    7. Schedule 7

      Immigration and Asylum Appeals: Consequential Amendments

    8. Schedule 8

      Carriers' Liability

    9. Schedule 9

      Repeals

An Act to make provision about nationality, immigration and asylum; to create offences in connection with international traffic in prostitution; to make provision about international projects connected with migration; and for connected purposes.

[7th November 2002]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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