The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2019/745
Year2019
The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 745

Exiting The European Union

Immigration

Nationality

The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made

28th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 23(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

M1

.

In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Marginal Citations

  • M1

  • 2018 c. 16.

  • PART 1: Introduction
    1: Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  • (1)

    These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

  • (2)

    These Regulations come into force on the later of exit day or the day after the day on which they are made.

  • (3)

    Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  • (4)

    Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by these Regulations has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.

  • (5)

    Any saving or transitional provision in these Regulations has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.

  • (6)

    In these Regulations “

    domestic law

    ” means the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

    Commencement Information

  • I1

  • Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

  • PART 2: Immigration and Nationality
    Chapter 1: Amendment of primary legislation
    2: Amendment of the Marriage Act 1949

    In section 78 of the Marriage Act 1949

    M2

    (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant national”, in paragraph (b), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

    Marginal Citations

  • M2

  • 1949 c. 76. The definition of “relevant national” in section 78(1) was inserted by paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22). There have been other amendments to this section which are not relevant to these Regulations.

    Commencement Information

  • I2

  • Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

  • F1 3: Amendment of the Aliens' Employment Act 1955

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    Amendments (Textual)

  • F1

  • Reg. 3 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2)(a), 48

  • 4: Amendment of the Immigration Act 1971
  • (1)

    The Immigration Act 1971

    M3

    is amended as follows.

  • (2)

    In section 2 (statement of right of abode in United Kingdom)

    M4

    , in subsection (2), for “and section 5(2)” substitute

    “ , section 5(2) and section 25 ”

    .

  • (3)

    In section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration to member State)

    M5

    —

  • (a)

    in the heading, after “member State” insert

    “ or the United Kingdom ”

    ;

  • (b)

    F2

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • (c)

    in subsection (2)—

  • (i)

    after “member State” insert

    “ or the United Kingdom ”

    ;

  • (ii)

    after “of the State” insert

    “ or, as the case may be, of the United Kingdom ”

    ;

  • (iii)

    in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), after “the State” insert

    “ or the United Kingdom ”

    ;

  • (d)

    after subsection (2), insert—

  • (2A)

    In subsections (1)...

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