UK Borders Bill

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UK Borders Bill

UK Borders Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately
as Bill 53—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary John Reid has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the UK Borders Bill are compatible with the Convention
rights.

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Contents
Detention at ports
1
Designated immigration officers
2
Detention
3
Enforcement
4
Interpretation: “port”
Biometric registration
5
Registration regulations
6
Regulations: supplemental
7
Effect of non-compliance
8
Use and retention of information
9
Penalty
10
Penalty: objection
11
Penalty: appeal
12
Penalty: enforcement
13
Penalty: code of practice
14
Penalty: prescribed matters
15
Interpretation
Treatment of claimants
16
Conditional leave to enter or remain
17
Support for failed asylum-seekers
18
Support for asylum-seekers: enforcement
19
Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal
Enforcement
20
Seizure of cash
21
Forfeiture of detained property
22
Disposal of property
23
Employment: arrest
24
Employment: search for personnel records
25
Facilitation: arrival and entry
26
Facilitation: territorial application
27
People trafficking

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Deportation of criminals
28
Automatic deportation
29
Exceptions
30
Timing
31
Appeal
32
Detention
33
Family
34
Interpretation
35
Consequential amendments
Information
36
Supply of Revenue and Customs information
37
Confidentiality
38
Wrongful disclosure
39
Supply of police information, etc.
40
Search for evidence of nationality
41
Seizure of nationality documents
General
42
Money
43
Repeals
44
Commencement
45
Extent
46
Citation
Schedule   —
Repeals

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