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The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

S.I. 2010/2958 · Made 13 December 2010

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Immigration

Made 13th December 2010

Coming into force 14th December 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 6(6) of the UK Borders Act 2007f1.

In accordance with section 6(6)(e) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c.30.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

2Amendments to the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008

(1)

The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 4 (specified categories)—

(a)

after paragraph (m) omit “or”;

(b)

after paragraph (n) insert—

“(o)

as a Tier 1 (General) Migrant;

(p)

as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;

(q)

as a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant;

(r)

as a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant; or

(s)

as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.”.

Signature

Damian Green

Minister of State

Home Office

13th December 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) extends the categories of persons who are required to apply for a biometric immigration document in accordance with the 2008 Regulations. The categories are Tier 1 (General) Migrant; Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant; Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant; Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant; and a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant. These are specified categories under the immigration rules.

A full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the UK Border Agency website at www.UKBA.homeoffice.gov.uk and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Regulations on the OPSI website.