Introductory text
United Kingdom
Exiting The European Union
Immigration
Made 3rd November 2020
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 11(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) M1 and section 9(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 M2.
These are the first regulations to be made under section 8 of the 2020 Act. In accordance with paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act, a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
2020 c. 1. See also paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to that Act which provides for combination of instruments which would otherwise be subject to different Parliamentary procedures.
- M2
1971 c. 77. Relevant amendments to section 9 were made by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).