{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-variation-of-leave-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-variation-of-leave-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/948",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Variation of Leave) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-variation-of-leave-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Immigration\nMade 21st September 2016\nComing into force 6th October 2016\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(3)(a) and 4(1) of the Immigration Act 1971.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 77. Section 4(1) was amended by paragraph 45 of Schedule 14 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/948/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:46.035291+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."
}