Amendments to the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 20086

In regulation 16(1) of the 2008 Regulations (Surrender of a biometric immigration document)—

a

in sub-paragraph (g) omit “or”; and

b

after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

i

the holder has failed to produce a valid passport or travel document when required to do so by an immigration officer; or

j

the holder has proved that he is a British citizen or a Commonwealth citizen who has a right of abode in the United Kingdom as a result of section 2(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 (statement of right of abode in the United Kingdom)3.