Paragraph 1 Certification that decision was taken on national security etc. groundsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may certify an appealable decision under this paragraph if it was taken—

(a)

by the Secretary of State wholly or partly on a ground listed in sub-paragraph (2), or

(b)

in accordance with a direction of the Secretary of State which identifies the person to whom the decision relates and which is given wholly or partly on a ground listed in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

The grounds are that the person's exclusion or removal from the United Kingdom is—

(a)

in the interests of national security, or

(b)

in the interests of a relationship between the United Kingdom and another country.

(3)

In this paragraph any reference to the Secretary of State is to the Secretary of State acting in person.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 31.1.2020 on exit day, see reg. 1(2) and 2018 c. 16, s. 20(1)-(5)