Regulation 17 Cancellation of a biometric immigration documentI1
United Kingdom
The Secretary of State may cancel a biometric immigration document if he thinks that —
information provided in connection with the document was or has become false, misleading or incomplete;
the document has been lost or stolen;
the document (including any information recorded in it) has been altered, damaged or destroyed (whether deliberately or not);
an attempt has been made (whether successfully or not) to copy the document or to do anything to enable it to be copied;
a person has failed to surrender the document when required to do so under regulation F116(a) to (f), (h), (i) or (j);
the document should be re-issued (whether because the information recorded in it requires alteration or for any other reason);
a person has acquired the biometric immigration document without the consent of the holder or of the Secretary of State; F2...
the holder has proved that he is a British citizen or a Commonwealth citizen who has a right of abode in the United Kingdom as a result of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 (statement of right of abode in the United Kingdom); F5or
a person has failed to collect the document within the period or by the process specified in the written decision issued under regulation 13A(2).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 17(e) substituted (31.3.2009) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/819), regs. 1(1), 7(a)
- F2
Word in reg. 17(g) omitted (31.3.2009) by virtue of The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/819), regs. 1(1), 7(b)
- F3
Word in reg. 17(h) omitted (17.3.2015) by virtue of The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 15(a)
- F4
Reg. 17(i) and word inserted (31.3.2009) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/819), regs. 1(1), 7(c)
- F5
Word in reg. 17(i) inserted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 15(b)
- F6
Reg. 17(j) inserted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 15(c)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 17 in force at 25.11.2008, see reg. 1