Legislation – Nationality and Borders Act 2022
PART 1
Nationality
1 Historical inability of mothers to transmit citizenship
2 Historical inability of unmarried fathers to transmit citizenship
3 Provision for Chagos Islanders to acquire British Nationality
4 Sections 1 to 3: related British citizenship
5 Period for registration of person born outside the British overseas territories
6 Disapplication of historical registration requirements
7 Citizenship where mother married to someone other than natural father
8 Citizenship: registration in special cases
9 Requirements for naturalisation etc
10 Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship
11 Citizenship: stateless minors
PART 2
Asylum
12 Differential treatment of refugees
13 Accommodation for asylum-seekers etc
14 Requirement to make asylum claim at “designated place”
15 Asylum claims by EU nationals: inadmissibility
16 Asylum claims by persons with connection to safe third State: inadmissibility
17 Clarification of basis for support where asylum claim inadmissible
18 Provision of evidence in support of protection or human rights claim
19 Asylum or human rights claim: damage to claimant’s credibility
21 Priority removal notices: supplementary
22 Late compliance with priority removal notice: damage to credibility
23 Priority removal notices: expedited appeals
24 Expedited appeals: joining of related appeals
25 Civil legal services for recipients of priority removal notices
26 Late provision of evidence in asylum or human rights claim: weight
27 Accelerated detained appeals
28 Claims certified as clearly unfounded: removal of right of appeal
29 Removal of asylum seeker to safe country
30 Refugee Convention: general
31 Article 1(A)(2): persecution
32 Article 1(A)(2): well-founded fear
33 Article 1(A)(2): reasons for persecution
34 Article 1(A)(2): protection from persecution
35 Article 1(A)(2): internal relocation
36 Article 1(F): disapplication of Convention in case of serious crime etc
37 Article 31(1): immunity from penalties
38 Article 33(2): particularly serious crime
PART 3
Immigration Control
40 Illegal entry and similar offences
41 Assisting unlawful immigration or asylum seeker
42 Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle
43 Working in United Kingdom waters: arrival and entry
44 Power to search container unloaded from ship or aircraft
46 Removals: notice requirements
47 Prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom
48 Matters relevant to decisions relating to immigration bail
PART 4
Age Assessments
50 Persons subject to immigration control: referral or assessment by local authority etc
51 Persons subject to immigration control: assessment for immigration purposes
52 Use of scientific methods in age assessments
53 Regulations about age assessments
54 Appeals relating to age assessments
55 Appeals relating to age assessments: supplementary
56 New information following age assessment or appeal
57 Civil legal services relating to age assessments
PART 5
Modern Slavery
58 Provision of information relating to being a victim of slavery or human trafficking
59 Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility
60 Identification of potential victims of slavery or human trafficking
61 Identified potential victims of slavery or human trafficking: recovery period
62 No entitlement to additional recovery period etc
63 Identified potential victims etc: disqualification from protection
64 Identified potential victims etc in England and Wales: assistance and support
65 Leave to remain for victims of slavery or human trafficking
68 Disapplication of retained EU law deriving from Trafficking Directive
PART 6
Miscellaneous
70 Visa penalty provision: general
71 Visa penalties for countries posing risk to international peace and security etc
72 Removals from the UK: visa penalties for uncooperative countries
73 Visa penalties under section 71: review and revocation
74 Visa penalties under section 72: review and revocation
75 Electronic travel authorisations
77 Special Immigration Appeals Commission
78 Counter-terrorism questioning of detained entrants away from place of arrival
79 References to justices of the peace in relation to Northern Ireland
80 Tribunal charging power in respect of wasted resources
81 Tribunal Procedure Rules to be made in respect of costs orders etc
82 Pre-consolidation amendments of immigration legislation
PART 7
General
84 Transitional and consequential provision
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Waiver of requirement of presence in UK etc
SCHEDULE 2 Deprivation of Citizenship without notice: judicial oversight
SCHEDULE 3 Expedited appeals where priority removal notice served: consequential amendments
SCHEDULE 4 Removal of asylum seeker to safe country
SCHEDULE 5 Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc
SCHEDULE 6 Working in United Kingdom waters: consequential and related amendments
SCHEDULE 7 Maritime enforcement
SCHEDULE 8 Prisoners returning to the UK: Modifications of Criminal Justice Act 2003
PART 3Immigration Control
Immigration offences and penalties
42Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle
Schedule 5 amends the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to make provision for the imposition of a penalty for failure adequately to secure a goods vehicle against unauthorised access and other related matters.