Section 8 The person must be in the UKI1I2I3I4I5I6I7I8
A person meets the condition of eligibility in this section if the person is in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration.
Regulations may—
specify circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being, or not being, in the United Kingdom;
specify circumstances in which temporary absence from the United Kingdom is disregarded;
modify the application of this Act in relation to persons of a specified description who are treated as being in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this Act.
In subsection (2) “specified” means specified in the regulations.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 8 partly in force at Royal Assent; s. 8 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 75(1)(c)
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S. 8 in force at 14.11.2016 for the purposes of the trial by S.I. 2016/1083, reg. 2(b)
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S. 8 in force at 21.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 2
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S. 8 in force at 16.5.2017 so far as not already in force in respect of those recruited to participate in the trial by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 4
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S. 8 in force at 14.7.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/750, reg. 2(1)(2)(c)
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S. 8 in force at 24.11.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/1116, reg. 2
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S. 8 in force at 15.1.2018 for specified purposes by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(1)(3)(4)
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S. 8 in force at 14.2.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(2)(3)