# The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008, Regulation 23: Consequences of a failure to comply with a requirement of these Regulations


(1) Where a person who is required to make an application for the issue of a biometric immigration document fails to comply with a requirement of these Regulations, the Secretary of State —
(a) may take any, or any combination, of the actions specified in paragraph (2); and
(b) must consider giving a notice under section 9 of the UK Borders Act 2007.
(2) The actions specified are to —
(a) refuse an application for a biometric immigration document;
(b) disregard the person’s application for leave to remain;
(c) refuse the person’s application for leave to remain; and
(d) cancel or vary leave to enter or remain.
(3) Where any person apart from a person referred to in paragraph (1) fails to comply with a requirement of these Regulations, the Secretary of State must consider giving a notice under section 9 of the UK Borders Act 2007.
(4) The Secretary of State may designate an adult as the person responsible for ensuring that a child complies with the requirements of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110818382/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008/regulation-23
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