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Section 84B Limitations on acting under supervision: other sanctionsF1

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a person is not entitled to provide immigration advice or immigration services by virtue of section 84(2)(e) where—

(a)

the person is subject to a professional sanction of a kind specified in the regulations, or

(b)

in the circumstances specified in the regulations, the person is disqualified or suspended from practice as a member of a relevant profession.

(2)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a person (“P”) is not entitled to provide immigration advice or immigration services by virtue of section 84(2)(e) where—

(a)

when P entered into the arrangement for supervision—

(i)

P was or had previously been subject to a professional sanction of a kind specified in the regulations, or

(ii)

in the circumstances specified in the regulations, P was or had previously been disqualified or suspended from practice as a member of a relevant profession, and

(b)

P did not inform the person by whom P was to be supervised of that fact before entering into the arrangement for supervision.

(3)

In this section—

  • “professional sanction” means an order, direction or decision which is imposed, given or made by, or other action which is taken by—

    1. (a)

      a designated professional body,

    2. (b)

      a designated qualifying regulator,

    3. (c)

      a relevant disciplinary body,

    4. (d)

      an Inn of Court, or

    5. (e)

      a judge, court or tribunal in the exercise of a function in relation to the provision of legal services;

  • “relevant disciplinary body” means a body established wholly or partly for the purpose of exercising disciplinary functions in relation to—

    1. (a)

      members of a designated professional body, or

    2. (b)

      persons regulated by a designated qualifying regulator;

  • “relevant profession” means a profession which is regulated by a designated professional body or a designated qualifying regulator.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 84A, 84B inserted (2.12.2025 for specified purposes) by Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (c. 31), s. 65(3)(f), Sch. 1 para. 8