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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 8 July 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

1091-92 and 1111-12

Consideration of Bill

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords], As Amended

Chris Huhne

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

14

Page  44,  line  4,  leave out Clause 50.

Short-term holding facilities

Secretary Alan Johnson

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 147 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (removal centres

and detained persons: interpretation), in the definition of “short-term holding

facility”—

(a)
after “used” insert “—(a)”, and

(b)
at the end insert “, or

(b)
for the detention of—

(i)
detained persons for a period of not more than

seven days or for such other period as may be

prescribed, and

(ii)
persons other than detained persons for any

period.”’.

Secretary Alan Johnson

15

Page  19,  line  23,  leave out Clause 25.

Secretary Alan Johnson

16

Page  49  [Schedule],  leave out lines 6 and 7.

Notices of Amendments: 8 July 2009
1146

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords], continued

Secretary Alan Johnson

17

Page  48,  line  11  [Clause  59],  at end insert—

‘(8A)
An order commencing sections 39 to 41 (acquisition of British citizenship by

naturalisation) must include provision that the amendments made by those

sections do not have effect in relation to an application for naturalisation as a

British citizen if—

(a)
the date of the application is before the date on which those sections come

into force in accordance with the order (“the date of commencement”), or

(b)
the date of the application is before the end of the period of 24 months

beginning with the date of commencement and the application is made

by a person who falls within subsection (8B) or (8C).

(8B)
A person falls within this subsection if on the date of commencement the person

has indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

(8C)
A person falls within this subsection if the person is given indefinite leave to

remain in the United Kingdom on an application—

(a)
the date of which is before the date of commencement, and

(b)
which is decided after the date of commencement.

(8D)
The reference in subsection (8A) to an order commencing sections 39 to 41 does

not include an order commencing those sections for the purpose only of enabling

regulations to be made under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).’.