Immigration Act 1971 (Version in vigour from 2025-10-15 to )
| Currency | No known outstanding effects |
| Coming into Force | 15 October 2025 |
| commencementStatus | In Force |
28L: Interpretation of Part III">F302 28L: Interpretation of Part III
F308 PART 3A: Maritime enforcement
Part IV: Supplementary
SCHEDULES
X1 SCHEDULE 6: (Section 34) Repeals
Immigration Act 1971
- F309 28LA: Enforcement powers in relation to ships: United Kingdom
- 28M: Enforcement powers in relation to ships: England and Wales
- 28N: Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Scotland
- 28O: Enforcement powers in relation to ships: Northern Ireland
- 28P: Hot pursuit of ships in United Kingdom waters
- F332 28PA: Power to seize and dispose of ships etc
- 28Q: Interpretation of Part 3A
- 29: Contributions for expenses of persons returning abroad
- 30: Return of mental patients
- 31: Expenses
- F342 31A: Procedural requirements as to applications
- 32: General provisions as to Orders in Council, etc
- 33: Interpretation
- 34: Repeal, transitional and temporary
- 35: Commencement, and interim provisions
- 36: Power to extend to Islands
- 37: Short title and extent
- F372 SCHEDULE 1
- SCHEDULE 2: Administrative Provisions as to Control on Entry etc
- Part I: General Provisions
- Immigration officers and medical inspectors
- Examination by immigration officers, and medical examination
- F383 Examination of persons who arrive with continuing leave
- Information and documents
- F414 Designated persons
- F415 Directions to carriers and operators of ports etc
- Notice of leave to enter or of refusal of leave
- F421 Power to require medical examination after entry
- Removal of persons refused leave to enter and illegal entrants
- Seamen and aircrews
- F433 Search of premises in connection with removal
- Detention of persons liable to examination or removal
- Temporary admission or release of persons liable to detention
- F463 Entry and search of premises
- F480 Searching persons arrested by immigration officers
- F483 Searching persons in police custody
- F485 Entry of premises to search for driving licence
- Searching persons for driving licences
- Seizure and retention of driving licence
- F486 Access and copying
- Supplementary duties of those connected with ships or aircraft or with ports
- F497 Supplementary duties of the Concessionaires
- F499 Passenger information
- F510 Notification of non-EEA arrivals
- Part II: Effect of Appeals
- Stay on directions for removal
- Grant of bail pending appeal
- Restrictions on grant of bail
- Forfeiture of recognizances
- Arrest of appellants released on bail
- F514 Grant of bail pending removal
- SCHEDULE 3: (Section 5) Supplementary Provisions as to Deportation
- Removal of persons liable to deportation
- Detention or control pending deportation
- Effect of appeals
- Powers of courts pending deportation
- SCHEDULE 4: (Section 9) Integration with United Kingdom Law of Immigration Law of Islands
- Leave to enter
- Deportation
- F538 Relevant person for purposes of paragraph 3
- Illegal entrants
- F541 SCHEDULE 4A: (Sections 28M, 28N and 28O) Enforcement powers in relation to ships
- F542 PART A1: United Kingdom
- Introductory
- Power to stop, board, divert and detain
- Power to search and obtain information
- Power of arrest and seizure
- Protective searches of persons
- Search for nationality documents
- Assistants
- Reasonable force
- Evidence of authority
- Protection of relevant officers
- Offences under the law of England and Wales
- Offences under the law of Scotland
- Offences under the law of Northern Ireland
- PART 1: England and Wales
- Introductory
- Power to stop, board, divert and detain
- Power to search and obtain information
- Power of arrest and seizure
- Protective searches of persons
- Search for nationality documents
- Assistants
- Reasonable force
- Evidence of authority
- Protection of relevant officers
- Offences
- PART 2: Scotland
- Introductory
- Power to stop, board, divert and detain
- Power to search and obtain information
- Power of arrest and seizure
- Protective searches of persons
- Search for nationality documents
- Assistants
- Reasonable force
- Evidence of authority
- Protection of relevant officers
- Offences
- PART 3: Northern Ireland
- Introductory
- Power to stop, board, divert and detain
- Power to search and obtain information
- Power of arrest and seizure
- Protective searches of persons
- Search for nationality documents
- Assistants
- Reasonable force
- Evidence of authority
- Protection of relevant officers
- Offences
- Part I: The Adjudicators
- Part II: The Tribunal
- Part III: Staff and Expenses
1971 CHAPTER 77
An Act to amend and replace the present immigration laws, to make certain related changes in the citizenship law and enable help to be given to those wishing to return abroad, and for purposes connected therewith.
[28th October 1971]
Commencement Information
I1
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see ss. 34(1), 35(1)-(3); Act wholly in force at 1 January 1973.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1
Act amended by Immigration Act 1988 (c. 14, SIF 62), s. 7(3)
Act amended (2.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2326, reg. 8 (with regs. 9, 28) (which S.I. was revoked (with saving) (30.4.2006) by S.I. 2006/1003, reg. 31, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 4))
Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 59; S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3, Sch. 2 para. 2)
Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 65(1)...
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