The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Year2009

2009 No. 1117

Immigration

The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made 30th April 2009

Laid before Parliament 5th May 2009

Coming into force 1st June 2009

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated1for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722in relation to measures relating to rights of entry into, and residence in, the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, makes the following Regulations:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st June 2009.

S-2 Amendment of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

Amendment of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

2. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 20063are amended as set out in Schedule 1.

S-3 Consequential amendments

Consequential amendments

3. Schedule 2 (consequential amendments) shall have effect.

Phil Woolas

Minister of State

Home Office

30th April 2009

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2

Amendments to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

SCH-1.1

1. Regulation 2 (general interpretation)

In regulation 2 –

(a) in paragraph (1) —

(i) after the definition of “decision maker” insert –

““deportation order” means an order made pursuant to regulation 24(3);”;

(ii) after the definition of “entry clearance officer” insert –

““exclusion order” means an order made under regulation 19(1B)”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert –

SCH-1.3

“3 Section 11 of the 1971 Act (construction of references to entry)4shall apply for the purpose of determining whether a person has entered the United Kingdom for the purpose of these Regulations as it applies for the purpose of determining whether a person has entered the United Kingdom for the purpose of that Act.”.

SCH-1.2

2. Regulation 3 (continuity of residence)

In regulation 3(3), for “regulation 19(3)” substitute “these Regulations”.

SCH-1.3

3. Regulation 12 (issue of EEA family permit)

In regulation 12(5), after “concerned” insert “is subject to a deportation or exclusion order or”.

SCH-1.4

4. Regulation 17 (issue of residence card)

In regulation 17 —

(a) in paragraph (6), omit “entitled “Residence card of a family member of an EEA national” and be”;

(b) after paragraph (6), insert—

SCH-1.6A

“6A A residence card issued under this regulation shall be entitled “Residence card of a family member of an EEA national” or “Residence card of a family member who has retained the right of residence”, as the case may be.”;

(c) in paragraph (8), for “regulation 20(1)”, substitute “regulations 20(1) and (1A)”.

SCH-1.5

5. Regulation 18 (issue of document certifying permanent residence and a permanent residence card)

In regulation 18 –

(a) in paragraph (3) omit “and regulation 20(3)”;

(b) after paragraph (5), insert—

SCH-1.6

“6 But this regulation is subject to regulation 20.”.

SCH-1.6

6. Regulation 19 (exclusion and removal from the United Kingdom)

In regulation 19 —

(a) after paragraph (1) insert –

SCH-1.1A

“1A A person is not entitled to be admitted to the United Kingdom by virtue of regulation 11 if that person is subject to a deportation or exclusion order.

SCH-1.1B

1B If the Secretary of State considers that the exclusion of an EEA national or the family member of an EEA national is justified on the grounds of public policy, public security or public health in accordance with regulation 21 the Secretary of State may make an order for the purpose of these Regulations prohibiting that person from entering the United Kingdom.”;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute –

SCH-1.3

“3 Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), an EEA national who has entered the United Kingdom or the family member of such a national who has entered the United Kingdom may be removed if –

(a) that person does not have or ceases to have a right to reside under these Regulations; or

(b) the Secretary of State has decided that the person’s removal is justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health in accordance with regulation 21.”.

SCH-1.7

7. Regulation 20 (refusal to issue or renew and revocation of residence documentation)

In regulation 20 –

(a) after paragraph (1) insert –

SCH-1.1A

“1A The removal of a person from the United Kingdom under these Regulations invalidates a registration certificate, residence card, document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card held by that person or an application made by that person for such a certificate, card or document.”;

(b) in paragraph (5), for “An immigration officer may, at the time of a person’s arrival in the United Kingdom, revoke that person’s”, substitute “An entry clearance officer or immigration officer may at any time revoke a person’s”.

SCH-1.8

8. Regulation 22 (person claiming right of admission)

For regulation 22(1)(b), substitute—

“(b)

“(b) an EEA national, where there is reason to believe that he may fall to be excluded under regulation 19(1) or (1A).”.

SCH-1.9

9. Regulation 23 (person refused admission)

In regulation 23(1)(b), for “19(1) or (2)” substitute “19(1), (1A) or (2)”.

SCH-1.10

10. Regulation 24 (person subject to removal)

In regulation 24 —

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute –

SCH-1.1

“1 If there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person is someone who may be removed from the United Kingdom under regulation 19(3), that person may be detained under the authority of an immigration officer pending a decision whether or not to remove the person under that regulation, and paragraphs 17 and 18 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act5shall apply in relation to the detention of such a person as those paragraphs apply in relation to a person who may be detained under paragraph 16 of that Schedule.”;

(b) in paragraphs (2) and (3), for “Where the decision is” substitute – “Where a decision is taken to remove a person”;

(c) for paragraph (4) substitute –

SCH-1.4

“4 A person who enters the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation or exclusion...

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