{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-control-of-entry-through-republic-of-ireland-order-1972/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1610",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Control of Entry Through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-control-of-entry-through-republic-of-ireland-order-1972",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (3), this Article applies to any person who does not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom under section 2 of the Act, and who—\n(a) enters the United Kingdom on a local journey from the Republic of Ireland after having entered the Republic of Ireland—\n(i) on coming from a place outside the common travel area; or\n(ii) after leaving the United Kingdom whilst having limited leave to enter or remain there which has since expired; and\n(b) at the time of the person's entry to the United Kingdom and continuously whilst in the United Kingdom, is a S2 Healthcare Visitor; and\n(c) at the time of the person's entry to the United Kingdom, is in possession of—\n(i) in the case of a patient (“P”), a valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment; or\n(ii) in the case of an accompanying person, the documents set out in paragraph (2).\n(2) The documents referred to in paragraph (1)(c)(ii) are an original or copy of—\n(a) P's valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment or evidence of P's leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a S2 Healthcare Visitor; and\n(b) if P is an EEA citizen, P's valid national identity card or passport; or if P is a not an EEA citizen, P's passport.\n(3) This Article does not apply to any person who arrives in the United Kingdom with leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which is in force but which was given to the person before their arrival, or who requires leave to enter the United Kingdom by virtue of Article 3 or section 9(4) of the Act.\n(4) A person to whom this Article applies is subject to the restrictions in paragraph (5).\n(5) The restrictions referred to in this paragraph are—\n(a) the period for which the person may remain in the United Kingdom is not more than six months from the date on which the person entered the United Kingdom;\n(b) the person must not engage in any occupation or employment.\n(6) In this Article—\n“accompanying person” means a person who is a S2 Healthcare Visitor who is accompanying a patient (“P”) to the United Kingdom at the same time as P's entry into the United Kingdom, or who is joining P in the United Kingdom on a date after P's entry into the United Kingdom, for the purpose of providing P with care or support during P's course of planned healthcare treatment;\n“EEA citizen” means a person who is a national of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland who is not also a British citizen;\n“patient” means a person who is a S2 Healthcare Visitor who is undergoing or plans to undergo a course of planned healthcare treatment in the United Kingdom and who, before entry to the United Kingdom, has been granted a valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment;\n“S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment” has the same meaning as a portable document S2 issued under Regulation (EC) 883/2004;\n“S2 Healthcare Visitor” means a person with a right to enter the United Kingdom by virtue of and in accordance with—\n(i)Article 32(1)(b) of the EU withdrawal agreement;\n(ii)Article 31(1)(b) of the EEA EFTA separation agreement; or\n(iii)Article 26a(1)(b) of the Swiss citizens' rights agreement;\nand references to the “EEA EFTA separation agreement” and the “Swiss citizens' rights agreement” have the same meanings as in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (see section 39(1) of that Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 5, 6 inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Immigration (Citizens' Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1372), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1610/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:25:09.092705+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}