Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Asylum Appeals (One-Stop Procedure) Regulations 2000 by changing the forms of the section 74 and section 75 notices which are shown in Parts I and II of the Schedule to those Regulations.

The changes to the section 74 notice reflect amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. These amendments give a right of appeal to a person who alleges that an authority has, in taking any decision under the Immigration Acts relating to that person’s entitlement to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, racially discriminated against him. These amendments also provide that a person must include any complaint of racial discrimination in the statement of additional grounds served with the section 74 notice.

Both the section 74 and section 75 notice have also been amended to clarify the position of persons whose right of appeal to the Immigration Appellate Authority may be cut off or limited because a certificate has been issued under section 73 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.