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The Immigration (Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2065 · Made 5 August 1996

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IMMIGRATION

Made 5th August 1996

Laid before Parliament 8th August 1996

Coming into force 1st September 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1A(1) and (2) of the Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1987f1, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 24; section 1A was inserted by section 12(3) of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 (c. 23).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHOSE NATIONALS OR CITIZENS NEED A VISA FOR PASSING THROUGH THE UNITED KINGDOM
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996.

2

For the Schedule to the Immigration (Transit Visa) Order 1993f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

Timothy Kirkhope

Parliamentary Under−Secretary of State

Home Office

5th August 1996

COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHOSE NATIONALS OR CITIZENS NEED A VISA FOR PASSING THROUGH THE UNITED KINGDOM

AfghanistanLibya
People’s Republic of ChinaNigeria
EritreaSomalia
EthiopiaSri Lanka
GhanaTurkey
IranUganda
IraqZaire

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Immigration (Transit Visa) Order 1993 (as amended by the Immigration (Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 1995) by adding Eritrea and Ethiopia to the list of countries or territories whose nationals or citizens need a visa for passing through the United Kingdom.