Identity Documents Act 2010

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2010 c. 40
(1) The Identity Cards Act 2006 is repealed.sections 25 and 26 of that Act (possession of false identity documents etc) , andsection 38 of that Act (verifying information provided with passport applications etc) ,(3) In addition, the amendment of section 1 of the Consular Fees Act 1980 made by section 36 of the Identity Cards Act 2006 continues to have effect subject to a consequential amendment (see paragraph 2 of the Schedule to this Act) .(1) No ID cards are to be issued by the Secretary of State at any time on or after the day on which this Act is passed.(2) All ID cards that are valid immediately before that day are to be treated as cancelled by the Secretary of State at the end of the period of one month beginning with that day.informing the cardholder that the cardholder's ID card is to be treated as cancelled as mentioned in subsection (2) , andproviding the cardholder with such information about the consequences of its cancellation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.(4) A letter under subsection (3) must be sent to the address recorded (at the time it is sent) in the National Identity Register as the address of the cardholder's principal place of residence in the United Kingdom.an ID card has been issued to the person, andthe ID card is valid immediately before the day on which this Act is passed.(6) In this section “ID card” has the same meaning as in the Identity Cards Act 2006.
  • The Secretary of State must ensure that all the information recorded in the National Identity Register is destroyed before the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
  • an identity document that is false and that P knows or believes to be false,an identity document that was improperly obtained and that P knows or believes to have been improperly obtained, oran identity document that relates to someone else.the intention of using the document for establishing personal information about P;the intention of allowing or inducing another to use it for establishing, ascertaining or verifying personal information about P or anyone else.(3) In subsection (2) (b) the reference to P or anyone else does not include, in the case of a document within subsection (1) (c) , the individual to whom it relates.(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine (or both) .any apparatus which, to P's knowledge, is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of false identity documents, orany article or material which, to P's knowledge, is or has been specially designed or adapted to be used in the making of such documents.that P or another will make a false identity document, andthat the document will be used by somebody for establishing, ascertaining or verifying personal information about a person.(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine (or both) .an identity document that is false,an identity document that was improperly obtained,an identity document that relates to someone else,any apparatus which, to P's knowledge, is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of false identity documents, orany article or material which, to P's knowledge, is or has been specially designed or adapted to be used in the making of such documents.on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both) , oron summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum period or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both) .in England and Wales or Scotland, 12 months, andin Northern Ireland, 6 months.(4) In subsection (3) (a) the reference to 12 months in England and Wales is to be read, in relation to an offence committed before F32 May 2022, as a reference to 6 months.an immigration document,a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971) ,a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation,a document that can be used (in some or all circumstances) instead of a passport,a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic 1988 or under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, ora driving licence issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.the right of a person at a time before IP completion day under the EU Treaties in respect of entry or residence in the United Kingdom, orthe right of a person under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (as they continue to have effect by virtue of the Citizens'

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