{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1052",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-european-economic-area-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Immigration\nMade 2nd November 2016\nLaid before Parliament 3rd November 2016\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to rights of entry into, and residence in, the United Kingdom, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and those conferred by section 109 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2) (with s. 4(2)); S.I. 2020/1279, reg. 4(c) (with savings and modifications in: S.I. 2020/1209, regs. 3(1)(2), 4(1)-(3), 5-10 in relation to a relevant person for the purposes of final determination of applications during the grace period; S.I. 2020/1210, reg. 2, Sch. for the purpose of removing a person who is protected by the citizens’ rights provisions; S.I. 2020/1309, Sch. 3 paras. 1-6 in relation to deportation and exclusion orders, pending applications for documentation and existing appeal rights and appeals; and S.I. 2020/1309, Sch. 4 paras. 1, 2, 4 in relation to access to benefits and services for persons who are members of the post-transition period group)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations extended (with modifications) (31.3.2021) by S.I. 2003/2818, art. 11(1)(e), Sch. 2 (as amended by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/311), art. 2(7)(e))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regulations extended (with modifications) (31.3.2021) by S.I. 2003/2818, art. 11(1), Sch. 2 (as amended by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/311), arts. 1(2), 2(7)(e)(i)(ii))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/1813."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2002 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:18:35.090277+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."
}