Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1972/1610 |
1972 No. 1610
IMMIGRATION
The Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972
Made 23th October 1972
Laid before Parliament 2nd November 1972
Coming into Operation 1st January 1973
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 9(2) and (6) of the Immigration Act 1971, I hereby make the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1973.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“” means and
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(2) In this Order any reference to an Article shall be construed as a reference to an Article of this Order and any reference in an Article to a paragraph as a reference to a paragraph of that Article.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3.—(1) This Article applies to—
(a)
(a) any person (other than a citizen of the Republic of Ireland) who arrives in the United Kingdom on an aircraft which began its flight in that Republic if he entered that Republic in the course of a journey to the United Kingdom which began outside the common travel area and was not given leave to land in that Republic in accordance with the law in force there;
(b)
(b) any person (other than a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph applies) who arrives in the United Kingdom on a local journey from the Republic of Ireland if he satisfies any of the following conditions, that is to say:—
(i) he is a visa national who has no valid visa for his entry into the United Kingdom;
(ii) he entered that Republic unlawfully from a place outside the common travel area;
(iii) he entered that Republic from a place in the United Kingdom and Islands after entering there unlawfully, provided that he has not subsequently been given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom or any of the Islands; or
(iv) he is a person in respect of whom directions have been given by the Secretary of State for him not to be given entry to the United Kingdom on the ground that his exclusion is conducive to the public good.
(2) In relation only to persons to whom this Article applies, the Republic of Ireland shall be excluded from section...
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