Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Version in vigour from 2022-08-24 to )

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Coming into Force	24 August 2022

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Nationality and Borders Act 2022
PART 1: Nationality

British overseas territories citizenship

1: Historical inability of mothers to transmit citizenship
2: Historical inability of unmarried fathers to transmit citizenship
3: Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality
4: Sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship
5: Period for registration of person born outside the British overseas territories

British citizenship

6: Disapplication of historical registration requirements
7: Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father

Powers of the Secretary of State relating to citizenship etc

8: Citizenship: registration in special cases
9: Requirements for naturalisation etc
10: Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship

Registration of stateless minors

11: Citizenship: stateless minors

PART 2: Asylum

Treatment of refugees; support for asylum-seekers

12: Differential treatment of refugees
13: Accommodation for asylum-seekers etc

Place of claim

14: Requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”

Inadmissibility

15: Asylum claims by EU nationals: inadmissibility
16: Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State: inadmissibility
17: Clarification of basis for support where asylum claim inadmissible

Supporting evidence

18: Provision of evidence in support of protection or human rights claim
19: Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant’s credibility

Priority removal notices

20: Priority removal notices
21: Priority removal notices: supplementary
22: Late compliance with priority removal notice: damage to credibility
23: Priority removal notices: expedited appeals
24: Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals
25: Civil legal services for recipients of priority removal notices

Late evidence

26: Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight

Appeals

27: Accelerated detained appeals
28: Claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal

Removal to safe third country

29: Removal of asylum seeker to safe country: Schedule 4 makes amendments to—

Interpretation of Refugee Convention

30: Refugee Convention: general
31: Article 1(A)(2): persecution
32: Article 1(A)(2): well-founded fear
33: Article 1(A)(2): reasons for persecution
34: Article 1(A)(2): protection from persecution
35: Article 1(A)(2): internal relocation
36: Article 1(F): disapplication of Convention in case of serious crime etc
37: Article 31(1): immunity from penalties
38: Article 33(2): particularly serious crime

Interpretation

39: Interpretation of Part 2

PART 3: Immigration Control

Immigration offences and penalties

40: Illegal entry and similar offences
41: Assisting unlawful immigration or asylum seeker
42: Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle

Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry

43: Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry

Enforcement

44: Power to search container unloaded from ship or aircraft
45: Maritime enforcement

Removals

46: Removals: notice requirements
47: Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom

Immigration bail

48: Matters relevant to decisions relating to immigration bail

PART 4: Age Assessments

49: Interpretation of Part etc

50: Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc

51: Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes

52: Use of scientific methods in age assessments

53: Regulations about age assessments

54: Appeals relating to age assessments

55: Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary

56: New information following age assessment or appeal

57: Civil legal services relating to age assessments

PART 5: Modern Slavery

58: Provision of information relating to being a victim of slavery or human trafficking

59: Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility

60: Identification of potential victims of slavery or human trafficking

61: Identified potential victims of slavery or human trafficking: recovery period

62: No entitlement to additional recovery period etc

63: Identified potential victims etc: disqualification from protection

64: Identified potential victims etc in England and Wales: assistance and support
65: Leave to remain for victims of slavery or human trafficking

66: Civil legal services under section 9 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to the national referral mechanism

67: Civil legal services under section 10 of LASPO: add-on services in relation to national referral mechanism
68: Disapplication of retained EU law deriving from Trafficking Directive

69: Part 5: interpretation

PART 6: Miscellaneous

70: Visa penalty provision: general

71: Visa penalties for countries posing risk to international peace and security etc

72: Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries

73: Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation

74: Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation

75: Electronic travel authorisations

76: Liability of carriers

77: Special Immigration Appeals Commission

78: Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival

79: References to justices of the peace in relation to Northern Ireland

80: Tribunal charging power in respect of wasted resources

81: Tribunal Procedure Rules to be made in respect of costs orders etc

82: Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation

PART 7: General

83: Financial provision: The following are to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

84: Transitional and consequential provision

85: Regulations...

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