# The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008, Regulation 17: Cancellation of a biometric immigration document

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Secretary of State may cancel a biometric immigration document if he thinks that —
(a) information provided in connection with the document was or has become false, misleading or incomplete;
(b) the document has been lost or stolen;
(c) the document (including any information recorded in it) has been altered, damaged or destroyed (whether deliberately or not);
(d) an attempt has been made (whether successfully or not) to copy the document or to do anything to enable it to be copied;
(e) a person has failed to surrender the document when required to do so under regulation 16(a) to (f), (h), (i) or (j);
(f) the document should be re-issued (whether because the information recorded in it requires alteration or for any other reason);
(g) a person has acquired the biometric immigration document without the consent of the holder or of the Secretary of State; ...
(h) the holder has died; ...
(i) 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); or
(j) 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3048/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008/regulation-17
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