http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479056/contents

The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Designation) Order 2009

Identity cards

Immigration and nationality

Immigration control

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2010-11-19

IDENTITY CARDS

Section 4(1) of the Identity Cards Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) provides a power to designate a document for the purposes of the Act. The effect of the designation is that, where an individual applies for a designated document, that individual must (a) apply at the same time to be entered in the National Identity Register, established under section 1 of the 2006 Act, or if there is already an entry in the Register in respect of that individual, confirm the contents of that entry and (b) apply for an ID card if the individual is not already the holder of such a card.