Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000.

Articles 1 to 12, 14 and 15(1) of this Order shall come into force on 28th April 2000 or, if later, on the day after the day on which it is made and articles 13 and 15(2) shall come into force on 30th July 2000.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Immigration Act 1971;

• “control port” means a port in which a control area is designated under paragraph 26(3) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

• “the Immigration Acts” means:

  1. (a)

     the Act;

  2. (b)

     the Immigration Act 1988^f1;

  3. (c)

     the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993^f2;

  4. (d)

     the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996^f3; and

  5. (e)

     the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

• “responsible third party” means a person appearing to an immigration officer to be:

  1. (a)

     in charge of a group of people arriving in the United Kingdom together or intending to arrive in the United Kingdom together;

  2. (b)

     a tour operator;

  3. (c)

     the owner or agent of a ship, aircraft, train, hydrofoil or hovercraft;

  4. (d)

     the person responsible for the management of a control port or his agent; or

  5. (e)

     an official at a British Diplomatic Mission or at a British Consular Post or at the office of any person outside the United Kingdom and Islands who has been authorised by the Secretary of State to accept applications for entry clearance;

• “tour operator” means a person who, otherwise than occasionally, organises and provides holidays to the public or a section of it; and

• “visit visa” means an entry clearance granted for the purpose of entry to the United Kingdom as a visitor under the immigration rules.