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Regulation 17 Cancellation of a biometric immigration documentI1

United Kingdom

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 F116(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; F2...

(h)

the holder has died; F3F4...

(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); F5or

F6(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).

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