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UK Borders Act 2007 in England

2007 c. 30 · Enacted 30 October 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 4 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 22 March 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 17(1)(a)words omittedImmigration Act 2016 Sch. 11 para. 2(j)(i)
s. 40(1)(e)omittedImmigration Act 2016 Sch. 11 para. 2(j)(ii)
s. 40(1)(f)words substitutedImmigration Act 2016 Sch. 11 para. 29
s. 60(4)power extendedEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 s. 42(4)

An Act to make provision about immigration and asylum; and for connected purposes.

[30th October 2007]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1C2C3C4C5C6C7

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Modifications

C1

Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 7, Sch. 4 para. 6 and S.I. 1994/1405, art. 7, Sch. 4 (as amended (16.4.2015) by The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) and Channel Tunnel (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/856), arts. 1, 4, 6)

C2

Act extended in part (Isle of Man) (with modifications) by S.I. 2008/680, art. 21A, Sch. 9ZA (as inserted (14.3.2019) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/562), arts. 1, 8, Sch. 1) (as amended (31.12.2020) by The Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1214), arts. 1, 4, 11)

C3

Act extended (with modifications) (7.7.2021) by S.I. 2003/2818, art. 11(1), Sch. 2 para. 4A (as inserted by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/784), arts. 1(2), 3)

C4

Act extended in part (Jersey) (with modifications) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Immigration (Jersey) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1281), art. 10, Sch. 8, Sch. 8A (with art. 16)

C5

Act: power to amend conferred (28.4.2022 for specified purposes) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 82(1)(2)(j), (3)-(6), 87(1)(4)(i)

C6

Act: power to amend conferred (28.6.2022 in so far as not already in force, 28.4.2022 for specified purposes) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss., 82(2)(j), (3)-(6), 87(1)(4)(i) 82(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 29

C7

Act excluded (25.4.2024) by Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (c. 8), ss. 2(5)(a), 5, 10(1) (with ss. 4, 10(2))

Contents

  1. Detention at ports
  2. 1Designated immigration officers
  3. 2Detention
  4. 3Enforcement
  5. 4Interpretation: “port”
  6. Biometric registration
  7. 5Registration regulations
  8. 6Regulations: supplemental
  9. 7Effect of non-compliance
  10. 8Use and retention of biometric information
  11. 9Penalty
  12. 10Penalty: objection
  13. 11Penalty: appeal
  14. 12Penalty: enforcement
  15. 13Penalty: code of practice
  16. 14Penalty: prescribed matters
  17. 15Interpretation
  18. Treatment of claimants
  19. 16Conditional leave to enter or remain
  20. 17Support for failed asylum-seekers
  21. 18Support for asylum-seekers: enforcement
  22. 19Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal Repealed
  23. 20Fees Repealed
  24. 21Children Repealed
  25. Enforcement
  26. 22Assaulting an immigration officer: offence
  27. 23Assaulting an immigration officer: powers of arrest, &c.
  28. 24Exercise of civil recovery powers by immigration officers
  29. 25Forfeiture of detained property
  30. 26Disposal of property
  31. 27Employment: arrest
  32. 28Employment: search for personnel records
  33. 29Facilitation: arrival and entry
  34. 30Facilitation: territorial application
  35. 31People trafficking
  36. Deportation of criminals
  37. 32Automatic deportation
  38. 33Exceptions
  39. 34Timing
  40. 35Appeal
  41. 36Detention
  42. 37Family
  43. 38Interpretation
  44. 39Consequential amendments
  45. Information
  46. 40Supply of Revenue and Customs information
  47. 41Confidentiality
  48. 41ASupply of information to UK Border Agency
  49. 41BUK Border Agency: onward disclosure
  50. 42Wrongful disclosure
  51. 43Supply of police information, etc.
  52. 43ARequirement to state nationality
  53. 43BOffence of not giving nationality
  54. 44Search for evidence of nationality
  55. 45Search for evidence of nationality: other premises
  56. 46Seizure of nationality documents
  57. 46ARequirement to produce nationality document
  58. 46BRetention of nationality document etc
  59. 46COffence of failing to produce nationality document
  60. 47Police civilians Repealed
  61. Border and Immigration Inspectorate
  62. 48Establishment
  63. 49Chief Inspector: supplemental
  64. 50Reports
  65. 51Plans
  66. 52Relationship with other bodies: general
  67. 53Relationship with other bodies: non-interference notices
  68. 54Abolition of other bodies
  69. 55Prescribed matters
  70. 56Senior President of Tribunals
  71. 56ANo rehabilitation for certain immigration or nationality purposes
  72. General
  73. 57Money Not yet in force
  74. 58Repeals Not yet in force
  75. 59Commencement
  76. 60Extent
  77. 61Citation
  78. Schedule Repeals