{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008/regulation-16A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008/regulation-16A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3048",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/16A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": "Cancelling access to a biometric immigration document",
  "text": "The Secretary of State may cancel access to a person’s biometric immigration document electronically if the Secretary of State thinks that—\n(a) the holder’s leave to enter or remain has been varied, cancelled or invalidated, or has lapsed; or\n(b) another person has gained access to the biometric immigration document without the consent of the holder or of the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 16A inserted (1.7.2021) by The Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/772), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3048/regulation/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:21:30.508970+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}