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Article 2 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

  • “immediate family” means a Tier 2 or Tier 4 migrant’s spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, same sex partner, dependant child under 18 or parent of a Tier 4 (Child) Student;

  • “immigration advice” and “immigration services” have the same meanings as in section 82 of the Act;

  • “immigration rules” means rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971f1;

  • “licensed sponsor” means a person who has been granted a sponsor licence;

  • “Points-based system” means the Points-based system under Part 6A of the immigration rules;

  • “sponsor licence” means a licence granted by the Secretary of State to a person who, by virtue of such a grant, is licensed as a Sponsor under Tiers 2, 4 or 5 of the Points-based System;

  • “Tier 2 migrant” means a migrant who (i) makes an application of a kind identified in the immigration rules as requiring to be considered under “Tier 2” of the immigration rules’ Points-based system or (ii) has been granted leave under the relevant paragraphs of the immigration rules;

  • “Tier 4 migrant” means a migrant who (i) makes an application of a kind identified in the immigration rules as requiring to be considered under “Tier 4” of the immigration rules’ Points-based system or (ii) has been granted leave under the relevant paragraphs of the immigration rules;

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Art. 2 in force at 31.3.2009, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 77.