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Statutory Instruments
Immigration
Made
4th March 2015
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2015
Coming into force
31st March 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(6) and 14(1) and (2) of the UK Borders Act 2007(1).
In accordance with section 13(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State published proposals for a revised code of practice(2) under that section, consulted with members of the public, and laid the draft of that code before Parliament on 3rd March 2015.
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2015 and comes into force on 31st March 2015.
2. The time prescribed for the coming into force of the revised Code of Practice entitled "Code of practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations" is 31st March 2015.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
4th March 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of a revised code of practice re-issued under section 13 of the UK Borders Act 2007. The main revisions to the Code are to provide for the extension of the requirement to apply for a biometric immigration document to overseas applicants.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
To replace the code of practice brought into force by the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008, S.I. 2008/3049.
