Explanatory note

This Order is the 15th commencement order made under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”).

This Order brings into force section 125 of, and Schedule 8 to, the 2002 Act on 13th February 2023, in respect of penalties imposed under section 31A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) for the failure to secure a goods vehicle and in respect of penalties imposed in relation to individuals falling within the meaning of section 32(1)(c) of the 1999 Act, who have arrived in the United Kingdom on a ship or aircraft, having embarked concealed in a vehicle at a time when the ship or aircraft was outside the United Kingdom, and claim, or indicate that they intend to seek, asylum in the United Kingdom or evade, or attempt to evade, immigration control. Provision is also made for matters related to such penalties.