{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/section-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nationality-immigration-and-asylum-act-2002/section-30.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/30",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Conditions of residence",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations about conditions to be observed by residents of an accommodation centre.\n(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, enable a condition to be imposed in accordance with the regulations by—\n(a) the Secretary of State, or\n(b) the manager of an accommodation centre.\n(3) A condition imposed by virtue of this section may, in particular—\n(a) require a person not to be absent from the centre during specified hours without the permission of the Secretary of State or the manager;\n(b) require a person to report to an immigration officer or the Secretary of State.\n(4) If a resident of an accommodation centre breaches a condition imposed by virtue of this section, the Secretary of State may—\n(a) require the resident and any dependant of his to leave the centre;\n(b) authorise the manager of the centre to require the resident and any dependant of his to leave the centre.\n(5) If a dependant of a resident of an accommodation centre breaches a condition imposed by virtue of this section, the Secretary of State may—\n(a) require the resident and any dependant of his to leave the centre;\n(b) authorise the manager of the centre to require the resident and any dependant of his to leave the centre.\n(6) Regulations under this section must include provision for ensuring that a person subject to a condition is notified of the condition in writing.\n(7) A condition imposed by virtue of this section is in addition to any condition imposed under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016.\n(8) A reference in this Part to a condition of residence is a reference to a condition imposed by virtue of this section.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 30(7) substituted (15.1.2018) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 10 para. 33; S.I. 2017/1241, reg. 2(c) (with Sch.) (as amended by S.I. 2018/31, reg. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/section/30",
    "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."
}