Article 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Immigration Act 2014) (Freezing Orders) Rules 2018, and come into force on the 21st day after the day on which they are laid before Parliament.

(2)

In these Rules—

(a)

“the 2014 Act” means the Immigration Act 2014^f1;

(b)

“disqualified person” has the meaning given by section 40D(9) of the 2014 Act;

(c)

“document” includes any notice required to be given under these Rules;

(d)

“freezing order” means a freezing order under section 40D of the 2014 Act;

(e)

references to an account being operated by or for a person have the meaning given by section 40A(5) of the 2014 Act;

(f)

“respondent” means the disqualified person by or for whom the account in respect of which a freezing order is sought is operated.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2014 c.22. Sections 40A to 40H of the 2014 Act were inserted by the Immigration Act 2016 (c.19), section 45 and Schedule 7, paragraph 2.