# The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of a revised code of practice re-issued under section 13 of the UK Borders Act 2007. The main revisions to the Code are to provide for the extension of the requirement to apply for a biometric immigration document to overseas applicants.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/565/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-biometric-registration-civil-penalty-code-of-practice-order-2015/note
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