Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

[AS AMENDED ON REPORT]

Contents
Part 1
Border functions
General customs functions of the Secretary of State
1
General customs functions of the Secretary of State
2
Power of Secretary of State to modify functions
General customs officials
3
Designation of general customs officials
4
Designation: supplementary
5
Directions by the Secretary of State
The Director of Border Revenue
6
The Director of Border Revenue
7
Customs revenue functions of the Director
8
Power of Treasury to modify Director’s functions
9
Delegation of Director’s functions
10
Compliance with directions etc.
Customs revenue officials
11
Designation of customs revenue officials
12
Designation: supplementary
13
Directions by the Director
Use and disclosure of information
14
Use and disclosure of customs information
15
Prohibition on disclosure of personal customs information
16
Exceptions to section 15 prohibition
17
Prohibition on further disclosure
18
Offence of wrongful disclosure
19
Application of statutory provisions
20
Supply of Revenue and Customs information

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Duty to share information
Investigations and detention
22
Application of the PACE orders
23
Investigations and detention: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
24
Investigations and detention: Scotland
25
Short-term holding facilities
Transfer of property etc.
26
Transfer schemes
27
Facilities and services
Inspection and oversight
28
Inspections by the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency
29
Inspections by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary etc.
30
Complaints and misconduct
Other provisions
31
Prosecution of offences
32
Payment of revenue to the Commissioners
33
Power to require payment into the Consolidated Fund
34
Children
Supplementary
35
Power to modify enactments
36
Power to make supplementary etc. provision
37
Subordinate legislation
38
Interpretation
Part 2
Citizenship
Acquisition of British citizenship by naturalisation
39
Exceptions to application of this Part
40
Application requirements: general
41
Application requirements: family members etc.
42
The qualifying period
Acquisition of British citizenship by birth
43
Children born in UK etc. to members of the armed forces
Acquisition of British citizenship etc. by registration
44
Minors
45
British Nationals (Overseas) without other citizenship
46
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Children born outside UK etc. to members of the armed forces
48
Good character requirement
Interpretation etc.
49
Meaning of references to being in breach of immigration laws
50
Other interpretation etc.
Part 3
Immigration
Entry otherwise than by sea or air: immigration control
51
Entry otherwise than by sea or air: immigration control
Studies
52
Restriction on studies
Fingerprinting
53
Fingerprinting of foreign criminals liable to automatic deportation
Detention at ports in Scotland
54
Extension of sections 1 to 4 of the UK Borders Act 2007 to Scotland
Part 4
Miscellaneous and general
Fresh claim applications
55
Fresh claim applications
Trafficking people for exploitation
56
Trafficking people for exploitation
Children
57
Duty regarding the welfare of children
General
58
Repeals
59
Extent
60
Commencement
61
Short title

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Schedule   —
Repeals
Part 1   —
Border functions
Part 2   —
Citizenship
Part 3   —
Immigration
Part 4   —
Miscellaneous

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Revised 2 April 2009