(5)[F1Sections 48 and 48A] (notification of changes)—

(a)[F2apply] in relation to an event that occurs before the period of absence, but

(b)[F3do] not apply in relation to an event that occurs during the period of absence.

Paragraph (a) is subject to subsection (6).

(6)[F4Sections 48 and 48A do] not apply in relation to an event that occurs before the period of absence if—

(a)the period of absence begins before the end of the period within which notification must be made under that section, and

(b)the person's absence results from the person's removal from the United Kingdom.

(7)Section 49 (periodic re-notification) does not apply if [F5the applicable period] referred to in subsection (1) of that section ends during the period of absence.

(8)Section 53(7) (disregard of period of custody etc) applies in relation to the period of absence as if it referred to any period when the person was—

(a)remanded in or committed to custody by an order of a court outside the United Kingdom,

(b)serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention imposed by such a court,

(c)detained in a hospital pursuant to an order of such a court that is equivalent to a hospital order, or

(d)subject to a form of detention outside the United Kingdom that is equivalent to detention under the Immigration Acts.

(9)References in this section and section 56 to a person's removal from the United Kingdom include—

(a)the person's removal from the United Kingdom in accordance with the Immigration Acts,

(b)the person's extradition from the United Kingdom, or

(c)the person's transfer from the United Kingdom to another country pursuant to a warrant under section 1 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47).