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  "legislation_title": "The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;\n“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;\n“immigration advice” and “immigration services” have the same meanings as in section 82 of the Act;\n“immigration rules” means rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;\n“licensed sponsor” means a person who has been granted a sponsor licence;\n“Points-based system” means the Points-based system under Part 6A of the immigration rules;\n“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;\n“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;\n“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;",
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      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 31.3.2009, see art. 1"
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      "text": "1971 c. 77."
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