{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/section-127",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/section-127.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/41",
  "legislation_title": "Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002",
  "path": "section/127",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "127",
  "heading": "Physical data: voluntary provision",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may operate a scheme under which an individual may supply, or submit to the obtaining or recording of, biometric information to be used (wholly or partly) in connection with entry to the United Kingdom.\n(2) In particular, the Secretary of State may—\n(a) require an authorised person to use biometric information supplied under a scheme;\n(b) make provision about the collection, use and retention of biometric information supplied under a scheme (which may include provision requiring an authorised person to have regard to a code);\n(c) charge for participation in a scheme.\n(3) In this section the following expressions have the same meaning as in section 126—\n(a) “authorised person”,\n(aa) biometric information”, and\n(b) “code”, ...\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 127(1) substituted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(2); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(z)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 127(2)(a)(b) inserted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(3); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(z)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 127(3)(aa) inserted (28.7.2014) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(a); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(z)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 127(3)(b) omitted (28.7.2014) by virtue of Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(z)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 127(3)(c) omitted (28.7.2014) by virtue of Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(c); S.I. 2014/1820, art. 3(z)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 127 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1560), arts. 1(1), 3, Schs. 2, 2A"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 126-128 extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Biometric Information) (Jersey) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1358), art. 3, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/section/127",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:47.769208+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."
}