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Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 (c. 23)

Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 1993 CHAPTER 23 An Act to make provision about persons who claim asylum in the United Kingdom and their dependants; to amend the law with respect to certain rights of appeal under the Immigration Act 1971; and to extend the provisions of the Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1987 to transit passengers. [1st July 1993] Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Interpretation. U.K.

2. Treatment of persons who claim asylum U.K.

3. Fingerprinting. U.K.

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S+N.I.

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S+N.I.

6. Protection of claimants from deportation etc. U.K.

7. Rights of appeal U.K.

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

9. Bail pending appeal from Immigration Appeal Tribunal U.K.

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

11. Visas for transit passengers U.K.

12. Supplementary U.K.

13. Financial provision. U.K.

14. Commencement. U.K.

15. Extent. U.K.

16. Stay of removal directions pending appeal and bail U.K.

1. Interpretation. U.K.

2. Treatment of persons who claim asylum U.K.

3. Fingerprinting. U.K.

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S+N.I.

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S+N.I.

6. Protection of claimants from deportation etc. U.K.

7. Rights of appeal U.K.

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

9. Bail pending appeal from Immigration Appeal Tribunal U.K.

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

11. Visas for transit passengers U.K.

12. Supplementary U.K.

13. Financial provision. U.K.

14. Commencement. U.K.

15. Extent. U.K.

16. Stay of removal directions pending appeal and bail U.K.

Section 1

1. Interpretation. U.K.

I.n this Act— “ the 1971 Act ” means the M1 Immigration Act 1971; “ claim for asylum ” means a claim made by a person (whether before or after the coming into force of this section) that it would be contrary to the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Convention for him to be removed from, or required to leave, the United Kingdom; and “ the Convention ” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and the Protocol to that Convention. Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 26.7.1993; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent so far as it relates to ss. 4-11, see s. 14(1)(3) ; s.1 in force so far as relating to ss. 4-11 at 26.7.1993 by S.I. 1993/1655 , art.2 Marginal Citations M1 1971 c. 77 .

Section 2