Legislation – Immigration Act 2016
Changes to legislation:
Immigration Act 2016, Section 19 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 December 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 19:
- s. 51(4A)(4B) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 44(16)
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
- Sch. 10 para. 2(1)(ea)–(ec) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 46(4)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2017/1241, Sch. by S.I. 2018/31 reg. 2
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 51(4A)(4B) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 44(16)
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
- Sch. 10 para. 2(1)(ea)–(ec) inserted by 2025 c. 31 s. 46(4)
PART 1Labour market and illegal working
CHAPTER 1Labour market
Labour market enforcement orders
19Applications
(1)
An enforcing authority may apply for an LME order to be made under section 18 against a person (the “proposed respondent”) if—
(a)
the authority has served a notice on the proposed respondent under section 14, and
(b)
the proposed respondent—
(i)
refuses to give an LME undertaking, or
(ii)
otherwise fails, before the end of the negotiation period, to give an LME undertaking in the form attached to the notice or in such other form as may be agreed with the enforcing authority.
(2)
An enforcing authority may also apply for an LME order if the proposed respondent—
(a)
has given an LME undertaking to the enforcing authority, and
(b)
has failed to comply with the undertaking.
(3)
In subsection (1) “the negotiation period” means—
(a)
the period of 14 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection was given, or
(b)
such longer period as may be agreed between the enforcing authority and the proposed respondent.