Regulation 2
United Kingdom
In these Regulations:
“application” means:
F10“biometric information” means photographs or fingerprints provided under regulation 3;
“Convention travel document” means a travel document issued pursuant to Article 28 of the Refugee Convention, except where that travel document was issued by the United Kingdom Government;
F11“immigration rules” means rules F12laid down in accordance with section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971;
“Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and its Protocol.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 2 omitted (27.3.2025) by virtue of The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 3
- F2
Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/737), regs. 1(1), 3(a)(iii)
- F3
Word in reg. 2 omitted (27.8.2018) by virtue of The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/928), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
- F4
Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2), 32(2) (with reg. 32(5))
- F5
Word in reg. 2 omitted (4.11.2020) by virtue of The Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1213), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(a)
- F6
Words in reg. 2 substituted (30.3.2019) by The Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/686), arts. 1(3), 9
- F7
Words in reg. 2 inserted (4.11.2020) by The Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1213), regs. 1(2), 27(2)(b)
- F8
Word in reg. 2 omitted (31.3.2023) by virtue of The Immigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/305), regs. 1(b), 2(a)(i)
- F9
Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.3.2023) by The Immigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/305), regs. 1(b), 2(a)(ii)
- F10
Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/737), regs. 1(1), 3(b)
- F11
Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.4.2015) by The Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/737), regs. 1(1), 3(c)
- F12
Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.3.2023) by The Immigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/305), regs. 1(b), 2(b)