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The Immigration (Continuation of Leave) (Notices) Regulations 2006

S.I. 2006/2170 · Made 4 August 2006

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IMMIGRATION

Made 4th August 2006

Laid before Parliament 10th August 2006

Coming into force 31st August 2006

The Secretary of State, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3C(6) of the Immigration Act 1971f1, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1971 c.77. Section 3C(6) was amended by section 11 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (c.13).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Decision on an application for variation of leave
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Continuation of Leave) (Notices) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 31st August 2006.

2Decision on an application for variation of leave

For the purpose of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 an application for variation of leave is decided—

(a)

when notice of the decision has been given in accordance with regulations made under section 105 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002f1; or where no such notice is required,

(b)

when notice of the decision has been given in accordance with section 4(1) of the Immigration Act 1971.

Signature

Joan Ryan

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

4th August 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 provides that, where a person applies for a variation of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and this application remains undecided by the date on which their leave would expire, leave will be extended until the date of any such decision. These Regulations specify when an application for variation of leave is decided.