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Timestamp: 2019-05-21 17:53:51
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 5', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3']

Immigration Act 1988, 1988 c. 14, Version 22/04/2011
Version 19/11/1991
Version 16/04/1991
C1 Act amended (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 65(1); S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. 1
C2 Act extended in part (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (13.3.2008 for specified purposes, 1.5.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/680), art. 10, Sch. 4 (with art. 5, Sch. 2)
I1 Act not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 12(3)
1 Termination of saving in respect of Commonwealth citizens settled before 1973.
Section 1(5) of the M1 Immigration Act 1971 (in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) is hereby repealed.
C3 Ss. 1, 2, 4 excluded by S.I. 1988/1133, art. 3
M1 1971 c. 77.
2 Restriction on exercise of right of abode in cases of polygamy.
(1) This section applies to any woman who—
(a) has the right of abode in the United Kingdom under section 2(1) (b) of the principal Act as, or as having been, the wife of a man (“the husband”) —
(ii) who is or was such a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, Commonwealth citizen or British subject as is mentioned in section 2(2) (a) or (b) of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the M2 British Nationality Act 1981; and
(2) A woman to whom this section applies shall not be entitled to enter the United Kingdom in the exercise of the right of abode mentioned in subsection (1) (a) above or to be granted a certificate of entitlement in respect of that right if there is another woman living (whether or not one to whom this section applies) who is the wife or widow of the husband and who—
(b) has been granted a certificate of entitlement in respect of the right of abode mentioned in subsection (1) (a) above or an entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as the wife of the husband.
(7) For the purposes of subsections (1) (b) , (2) (a) , (4) and (5) above there shall be disregarded presence in the United Kingdom as a visitor or an illegal entrant and presence in circumstances in which a person is deemed by section 11(1) of the principal Act not to have entered the United Kingdom.
(8) In subsection (2) (b) above the reference to a certificate of entitlement includes a reference to a certificate treated as such a certificate by virtue of section 39(8) of the M3 British Nationality Act 1981.
(9) No application by a woman for a certificate of entitlement in respect of such a right of abode as is mentioned in subsection (1) (a) above or for an entry clearance shall be granted if another application for such a certificate or clearance is pending and that application is made by a woman as the wife or widow of the same husband.
C4 Ss. 1, 2, 4 excluded by S.I. 1988/1133, art. 3
C5 Ss. 2, 7-9 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
C6 Ss. 2, 7-9, 11 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
M2 1981 c. 61.
M3 1981 c. 61.
3 Proof of right of abode.
(1) For section 3(9) and (9A) of the principal Act there shall be substituted—
“(9) A person seeking to enter the United Kingdom and claiming to have the right of abode there shall prove that he has that right by means of either—
(b) a certificate of entitlement issued by or on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom certifying that he has such a right of abode.”
(2) For the provisions of section 13(3) of that Act up to the end of paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—
“(3) A person shall not be entitled to appeal, on the ground that he has a right of abode in the United Kingdom, against a decision that he requires leave to enter the United Kingdom unless he holds such a passport or certificate as is mentioned in section 3(9) above;”.
(3) In section 2(2) of that Act for the words “sections 3(9) and (9A) , 5(2) and 13(3) ” there shall be substituted the words “ section 5(2) ”, subsections (3) and (5) of section 39 of the M4 British Nationality Act 1981 are hereby repealed and in subsection (8) of that section for the words “as amended by this section” there shall be substituted the words “ as in force after commencement ”.
4 Members of diplomatic missions.
“(3A) In the case of a member of a mission other than a diplomatic agent (within the meaning of the said Act of 1964) subsection (3) above shall apply only if he enters or has entered the United Kingdom—
C7 Ss. 1, 2, 4 excluded by S.I. 1988/1133, art. 3
F1 S. 5 repealed (2.10.2000) by 1999 c. 33, s. 169(1)(3), Sch. 14 paras. 83, 84, Sch. 16 (with Sch. 15 paras. 11, 12); S.I. 2000/2444, art. 2, Sch. 1
C8 S. 5 continued (14.3.2003) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Commencement No.4) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/754), Sch. 2 paras. 3, 6(2)
6 Knowingly overstaying limited leave.
(1) After subsection (1) of section 24 of the principal Act (illegal entry and similar offences) there shall be inserted—
“(1A) A person commits an offence under subsection (1) (b) (i) above on the day when he first knows that the time limited by his leave has expired and continues to commit it throughout any period during which he is in the United Kingdom thereafter; but a person shall not be prosecuted under that provision more than once in respect of the same limited leave.”
(2) In subsection (3) of that section (extension of time limit for prosecutions) for the words “subsection (1) (a) , (b) (i) and (c) ” there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (1) (a) and (c) ”.
(1) A person shall not under the principal Act require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in any case in which he is entitled to do so by virtue of an enforceable [F2 EU] right or of any provision made under section 2(2) of the M5 European Communities Act 1972.
F2 Word in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with arts. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))
C9 Ss. 2, 7, 8, 9 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
C10 Ss. 2, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
I2 S. 7 wholly in force (20.7.1994); s. 7(2)-(3) in force at 10.7.1988 see s. 12(3); s. 7(1) not in force at Royal Assent see s. 12(4); s. 7(1) in force at 20.7.1994 by S.I. 1994/1923, art. 2
M5 1972 c. 68.
8 Examination of passengers prior to arrival.
(1) This section applies to a person who arrives in the United Kingdom with a passport or other travel document bearing a stamp which—
(a) has been placed there by an immigration officer before that person’s departure on his journey to the United Kingdom or in the course of that journey; and
(7) References in this section to a person’s arrival in the United Kingdom are to the first occasion on which he arrives after the time when the stamp in question was placed in his passport or travel document, being an occasion not later than seven days after that time.
F3 (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3 S. 8(8) repealed (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, arts. 1, 9, Sch. 6Pt. I
C11 Ss. 2, 7, 8, 9 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
C12 Ss. 2, 7-9, 11 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
C13 S. 8 extended (with modifications) (5.6.2003) by The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Jersey) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1252), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
F4 9 Charges.
F4 S. 9 repealed (30.6.2003) by Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), s. 170(4), Sch. 14 para. 86, 16; S.I. 2003/1469, art. 2, Sch.
10 Miscellaneous minor amendments.
11 Expenses and receipts.
C14 Ss. 2, 7-9, 11 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797, art. 3(4), Sch. 1 Pt. III
12 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.
(2) In this Act “the principal Act” means the M6 Immigration Act 1971 and any expression which is also used in that Act has the same meaning as in that Act.
P1 S. 12: s. 12(4) power exercised by S.I. 1991/1001
P2 S. 12(5): s. 12(5) power exercised by S.I.1991/2630
C15 Ss. 2, 7, 8, 9 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Guernsey by S.I. 1993/1796, art. 3(4)
C16 Ss. 2, 7, 8, 9 and 12 extended (with modifications) (1.8.1993) to Jersey by S.I. 1993/1797, art. 3(4)
C17 S. 12(4): power of appointment conferred by s. 12(4) partly exercised: S.I. 1988/1133
M6 1971 c. 77.