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the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999: Level of Penalty: Code of Practice, issued pursuant to section 32A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999^f1 (“the 1999 Act”) and which specifies matters to be considered in determining the amount of a penalty under section 32 of the 1999 Act, came into operation on 8th December 2002^f2;

as a consequence of the Carriers' Liability (Amendment) Regulations 2004^f3, the Secretary of State has revised the said Code of Practice in pursuance of section 32A(5) of the 1999 Act; and

in pursuance of section 32A(3) and (6) of the 1999 Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the revised code of practice before Parliament;