Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) (Amendment) Order 2015 and comes into force on 15th April 2015.

Amendments to the Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008

2.-(1) The Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008(4) is amended as follows.

(2) Before article 1, which is renumbered article 1(1), in the heading, for "Citation and commencement" substitute "Citation, commencement and expiry".

(3) After article 1(1), at the end, insert-

"(2) This Order shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of seven years beginning with the day on which the Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) (Amendment) Order 2015 comes into force."

(4) For article 4, substitute-

"Form and manner in which passenger list and particulars of crew and related communications to be provided and received: immigration officers

4.  A passenger list and particulars of crew shall be provided under article 3-

(a)in an electronic form that is compatible with the technology used by the Secretary of State; and

(b)by means of a system which enables the carrier to send communications to, and receive communications from, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer relating to the information provided,

unless an alternative form and manner of information transmission is authorised by the Secretary of State or an immigration officer."

(5) For each of paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of Schedule 3, substitute-

"(b)where a travel document is not held, the following information-

(i)full name;

(ii)gender;

(iii)date of birth;

(iv)nationality;

(v)type of identification relied upon;

(vi)number of identification relied upon;

(vii)expiry date of identification relied upon; and

(viii)issuing State of identification relied upon;".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order inserts a sunset clause in article 1 of the Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/5) ("the 2008 Order"). It also replaces article 4 of the 2008 Order in order to enable the Secretary of State to require carriers to install systems which enable them to receive communications about passenger lists and service information which they have provided in the prescribed manner.

It amends paragraphs 1(b) and 2(b) of Schedules 1 and 3 to the 2008 Order so that an immigration officer or a constable of the rank of Superintendent or above requiring the provision of passenger or crew information under the Order may require someone who does not hold a travel document to provide details of their full name, gender, date of birth, nationality and the type, number, expiry date and issuing State of the identification relied upon.