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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background

  3. Overview

  4. Summary

    1. Appeals

    2. Employment

    3. Information

    4. Claimants and applicants

    5. Miscellaneous

    6. General

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Appeals

      1. Section 1: Variation of leave to enter or remain

      2. Section 2: Removal

      3. Section 3: Grounds of appeal

      4. Section 4: Entry clearance

      5. Section 5: Failure to provide documents

      6. Section 6: Refusal of leave to enter

      7. Section 7: Deportation

      8. Section 8: Legal aid

      9. Section 9: Abandonment of appeal

      10. Section 10: Grants

      11. Section 11: Continuation of leave

      12. Section 12: Asylum and human rights claims: definition

      13. Section 13: Appeal from within United Kingdom: certification of unfounded claims

      14. Section 14: Consequential amendments

      15. Schedule 1: Immigration and Asylum Appeals: Consequential Amendments

  6. Employment

    1. Section 15: Penalty

    2. Section 16: Objection

    3. Section 17: Appeal

    4. Section 18: Enforcement

    5. Section 19: Code of practice

    6. Section 20: Orders

    7. Section 21: Offence

    8. Section 22: Offence: bodies corporate, &c

    9. Section 23: Discrimination: code of practice

    10. Section 24: Temporary admission, &c.

  7. Information

    1. Section 27: Documents produced or found

    2. Section 28: fingerprinting

    3. Section 29: Attendance for fingerprinting

    4. Section 30: Proof of right of abode

    5. Section 31: Provision of information to immigration officers

    6. Section 32: Passenger and crew information: police powers

    7. Section 33: Freight information: police powers

    8. Section 34: Offence

    9. Section 36: Duty to share information

    10. Section 37: Information sharing: code of practice

    11. Section 38: Disclosure of information for security purposes

    12. Section 39: Disclosure to law enforcement agencies

    13. Section 40: Searches: contracting out

    14. Section 41: Section 40: supplemental

    15. Section 42: information: embarking passengers

  8. Claimants and Applicants

    1. Section 43: Accommodation

    2. Section 44: Failed asylum-seekers: withdrawal of support

    3. Section 45: Integration loans

    4. Section 47: Removal: persons with statutorily extended leave

    5. Section 48: Removal: cancellation of leave

    6. Section 49: Capacity to make nationality application

    7. Section 50: Procedure

    8. Section 51: Fees

    9. Section 52: Fees: supplemental

  9. Miscellaneous

    1. Section 53: Arrest pending deportation

    2. Section 54: Refugee Convention: Construction

    3. Section 55: Refugee Convention: certification

    4. Section 56: Deprivation of Citizenship

    5. Section 57: Deprivation of right of abode

    6. Section 58: Acquisition of British nationality, &c.

    7. Section 59: Detained persons: national minimum wage

  10. General

  11. Territorial Extent

  12. Hansard References

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