{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/section-157A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999/section-157A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/33",
  "legislation_title": "Immigration and Asylum Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-act-1999",
  "path": "section/157A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "157A",
  "heading": "Pre-departure accommodation",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of this Part apply to pre-departure accommodation as they apply to removal centres—\n(a) section 149 (contracting out of certain removal centres);\n(b) section 150 (contracting out functions at directly managed removal centres);\n(c) section 151 (intervention by Secretary of State).\n(2) In the application of those provisions to pre-departure accommodation—\n(a) references to a removal centre contract are to be read as a contract made under section 149(1) for the provision or running of pre-departure accommodation;\n(b) references to a contracted out removal centre are to be read as references to pre-departure accommodation in relation to which a contract under section 149(1) is in force;\n(c) references to a directly managed removal centre are to be read as references to pre-departure accommodation in relation to which there is no contract under section 149(1) in force;\n(d) references to removal centre rules are to be read as references to rules made under subsection (4).\n(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations extend to pre-departure accommodation any other provision made by or under this Part in relation to removal centres.\n(4) The Secretary of State may make rules for the regulation and management of pre-departure accommodation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 157A inserted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 6(4), 75(3); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/section/157A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:34.566084+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}