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Immigration Act 2014: Removal of Unlawful Migrants

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateOctober 20, 2014
CategoryEnforcement
Policy toolStatutory removal power
Affected groupPersons requiring leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom who do not have it

Policy effect

Substituted section 10(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to establish a unified statutory power to remove any person from the United Kingdom under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer if that person requires leave to enter or remain but does not have it.

Conditions and exceptions

Applies to persons who require leave to enter or remain in the UK but do not possess valid leave.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Valid from 20/10/2014 1 Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom U.K. For section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, substitute— “ 10 Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom (1) A person may be removed from the United Kingdom under the authority of the Secretary of State or an immigration officer if the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but does not have it.
legislation.gov.ukImmigration Act 2014, s. 1 (substituting Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, s. 10(1))Open official source
Retrieved from https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/2014-05-14/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true

Review method

Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate

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