# The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part 5 Exemption: Licensed Sponsors) Order 2022, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order replaces the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009, which it revokes.
Section 84(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (“the Act”) prohibits the provision of immigration advice or immigration services by any person other than a qualified person. “Immigration advice” and “immigration services” are defined in section 82(1), and section 84(2) defines “qualified person”.
Section 84(4)(d) of the Act enables categories of person to be specified by order with the result that persons falling within a specified category are exempt from the prohibition in section 84(1). Article 2 of this Order specifies “licensed sponsors” for this purpose, when providing immigration advice or immigration services in specific situations described in article 2(2) and (3). Licensed sponsors are persons licensed by the Secretary of State who, in accordance with the United Kingdom immigration rules, sponsor individuals from abroad to do particular work or attend particular courses of study in the United Kingdom. Two registers of licensed sponsors are maintained by the Home Office, and article 2(5) of this Order defines “licensed sponsor” as a person listed in either of those registers. The registers are accessible online via links set out in the footnotes to the definition of “licensed sponsor”. Alternatively, for those without internet access, information about these registers may be obtained by phoning UK Visas and Immigration on 0300 790 6268.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order because no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/235/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999-part-5-exemption-licensed-sponsors-order-2022/note
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