# The Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/1693 · made 26 June 2008

This order amends the definition of a registration card contained in section 26A(1) of the Immigration Act 1971. Section 26A(3) creates certain offences in relation to the use of a registration card. Article 2 amends that definition so that a registration card now means a document which carries information about a person (whether or not wholly or partly electronically) and is issued by the Secretary of State either to the person wholly or partly in connection with a claim for asylum (whether or not made by that person) or to the person wholly or partly in connection with a claim for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

Made under: Immigration Act 1971 (Section 26A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-registration-card-order-2008/pdf/uksi_20081693_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-registration-card-order-2008/pdf/uksiem_20081693_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Immigration
Made 26th June 2008
Coming into force 27th June 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following order in the exercise of powers conferred by section 26A(7)(a) of the Immigration Act 1971;

## 1 Citation and commencement

This order may be cited as the Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Definition of registration card

In section 26A of the Immigration Act 1971, for subsection (1)(b) there shall be substituted the following—
“(b) is issued by the Secretary of State to the person wholly or partly in connection with—
(i) a claim for asylum (whether or not made by that person), or
(ii) a claim for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (whether or not made by that person). ”

## Signature

Liam Byrne
Minister of State
Home Office
26th June 2008

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This order amends the definition of a registration card contained in section 26A(1) of the Immigration Act 1971. Section 26A(3) creates certain offences in relation to the use of a registration card. Article 2 amends that definition so that a registration card now means a document which carries information about a person (whether or not wholly or partly electronically) and is issued by the Secretary of State either to the person wholly or partly in connection with a claim for asylum (whether or not made by that person) or to the person wholly or partly in connection with a claim for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1693 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-registration-card-order-2008
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