Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Asylum Support (Interim Provisions) Regulations 1999.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 2(5) of the 1999 Regulations by extending the “interim period” during which local authorities are required to provide support to asylum seekers or their dependants who appear to be destitute or likely to become destitute. The day prescribed for the ending of the interim period is now 4th April 2005.