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UK Borders Act 2007 in Scotland

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  19. 19Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal Repealed
  20. 20Fees Repealed
  21. 21Children Repealed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  55. 47Police civilians Repealed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