# The Immigration Act 2016 (Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Offence of illegal working: transitional provision


Where a person is at large in the United Kingdom by virtue of paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (temporary admission or release from detention)—
(a) the person is to be treated for the purposes of section 24B(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 as if the person had been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom, but
(b) any restriction as to employment imposed under paragraph 21(2) is to be treated for those purposes as a condition of leave.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/712/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2016-transitional-provision-regulations-2016/regulation-2
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