# Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Paragraph 1


(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring prescribed local authorities or local authorities falling within a prescribed description of authority to provide support, during the interim period, to eligible persons.
(2) “Eligible persons” means—
(a) asylum-seekers, or
(b) their dependants,
who appear to be destitute or to be likely to become destitute within such period as may be prescribed.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), in Northern Ireland, a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)) is to be treated as a local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/9/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/schedule-9/paragraph-1
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