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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/1424 · Made 25 June 2015

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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2015/768 and is being issued to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument free of charge.

Immigration

Nationality

Made 25th June 2015

Laid before Parliament 26th June 2015

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations with the consent of the Treasuryf1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1), (10) and (12), and 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014f2.

These Regulations are made pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2015f3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

In pursuance of section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).

f2

2014 c. 22.

f3

S.I. 2015/749.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force the day after the day they are laid before Parliament.

2Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015

(1)

The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, in the definition of “Article 3 or Refugee Convention application” –

(a)

omit sub-paragraph (c); and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (e) omit “who does not come within paragraph (c)”.

Signature

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

23rd June 2015

We consent

David Evennett

Mel Stride

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

25th June 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/768) so as to remove the exemption from payment of a fee for those who have previously been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom outside the provisions of the immigration rules on rejection of their claim for asylum.

A full impact assessment estimating the effect that the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2015 would have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector was published alongside the Immigration and Nationality Fees Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/749) and is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk. No further impact assessment has been produced for this instrument.