{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-procedures-regulations-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-procedures-regulations-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3187",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-procedures-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "IMMIGRATION\nMade 8th November 2007\nLaid before Parliament 9th November 2007\nComing into force 1st December 2007\nThe Secretary of State, a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to immigration, asylum, refugees and displaced persons, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/2642 designates the Secretary of State in matters relating to immigration, asylum, refugees and displaced persons."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3187/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:41:26.049813+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}