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The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/493 · Made 27 February 2006

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IMMIGRATION

Made 27th February 2006

Laid before Parliament 1st March 2006

Coming into force 2nd March 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 41 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 33.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 2nd March 2006.

2

In the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003f1, in Schedule 1, after “Liberia” there shall be inserted “Malawi”.

Signature

Tony McNulty

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

27th February 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2003 (“the 2003 Order”). Article 3 of the 2003 Order requires, subject to certain exemptions, a transit passenger (as defined) to obtain a transit visa when passing through the United Kingdom from one country or territory on his way to another country or territory.

Article 2 of this Order adds Malawi to the countries listed in Schedule 1 to the 2003 Order, the nationals or citizens of which must have a transit visa in order to pass through the United Kingdom.