Legislation – Immigration Act 2016
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PART 1Labour market and illegal working
CHAPTER 1Labour market
LME undertakings and orders: supplementary
25Code of practice
(1)
The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice giving guidance to enforcing authorities about the exercise of their functions under sections 14 to 23.
(2)
The Secretary of State may revise the code from time to time.
(3)
The code and any revised code—
(a)
must not be issued unless a draft has been laid before Parliament, and
(b)
comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.
(4)
The Secretary of State must publish the code and any revised code.
(5)
An enforcing authority must have regard to the current version of the code in exercising its functions under sections 14 to 23.