Immigration Act 1971, SCHEDULE 3 — Supplementary Provisions as to Deportation (1–10) — Full Text

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(1) Where a deportation order is in force against any person, the Secretary of State may give directions for his removal to a country or territory specified in the directions being either— (a) a country of which he is a national or citizen; or (b) a country or territory to which there is reason to believe that he will be admitted. (2) The directions under sub-paragraph (1) above may be either— (a) directions given to the captain of a ship or aircraft about to leave the United Kingdom requiring him to remove the person in question in that ship or aircraft; or (b) directions given to the owners or agents of any ship or aircraft requiring them to make arrangements for his removal in a ship or aircraft specified or indicated in the directions; or (c) directions for his removal in accordance with arrangements to be made by the Secretary of State. (3) In relation to directions given under this paragraph, paragraphs 11 and 16(4) of Schedule 2 to this Act shall apply, with the substitution of references to the Secretary of State for references to an immigration officer, as they apply in relation to directions for removal given under paragraph 8 of that Schedule. (4) The Secretary of State, if he thinks fit, may apply in or towards payment of the expenses of or incidental to the voyage from the United Kingdom of a person against whom a deportation order is in force, or the maintenance until departure of such a person and his dependants, if any, any money belonging to that person; and except so far as they are paid as aforesaid, those expenses shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State.

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(1) Where a recommendation for deportation made by a court is in force in respect of any person, and that person is not detained in pursuance of the sentence or order of any court , he shall ... be detained pending the making of a deportation order in pursuance of the recommendation, unless— (a) the court by which the recommendation is made grants bail to the person, or (b) the person is released on immigration bail under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016. (1A) Where— (a) a recommendation for deportation made by a court on conviction of a person is in force in respect of him; and (b) he appeals against his conviction or against that recommendation, the powers that the court determining the appeal may exercise include power to release the person on bail without setting aside the recommendation. (2) A person (“ P ”) who is not detained in pursuance of the sentence or order of a court may be detained under the authority of the Secretary of State— (a) while the Secretary of State considers whether to make a deportation order against P, and (b) where the Secretary of State decides to make a deportation order against P, pending the making of the deportation order. (2A) Sub-paragraph (2) applies only if— (a) the Secretary of State has notified P in writing that the Secretary of State is considering whether to make a deportation order against P, or (b) where no notice has been given under paragraph (a), the Secretary of State has notified P in writing that the Secretary of State has decided to make a deportation order against P. (3) Where a deportation order is in force against any person, he may be detained under the authority of the Secretary of State pending his removal or departure from the United Kingdom (and if already detained by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above when the order is made, shall continue to be detained unless he is released on immigration bail under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016. (3A) A person liable to be detained under sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may be detained for such period as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, is reasonably necessary to enable the decision whether to make a deportation order, or the deportation order, to be made, or the removal to be carried out. (3B) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) apply regardless of whether there is anything that for the time being prevents the decision or the deportation order from being made or the removal from being carried out. (3C) Sub-paragraphs (3A) and (3B) are subject to sub-paragraph (4ZA) and section 60 of the Immigration Act 2016 (limitation on detention of pregnant women). (3D) Sub-paragraph (3E) applies if, while a person is detained under sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3), the Secretary of State no longer considers that the decision or the deportation order will be made or the removal will be carried out within a reasonable period of time. (3E) The person may be detained under that sub-paragraph for such further period as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, is reasonably necessary to enable such arrangements to be made for the person’s release as the Secretary of State considers to be appropriate. (4) In relation to detention under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above, paragraphs 17, 18, 18A and 25A to 25E of Schedule 2 to this Act shall apply as they apply in relation to detention under paragraph 16 of that Schedule ; and for that purpose the reference in paragraph 17(1) to a person liable to detention includes a reference to a person who would be liable to detention upon receipt of a notice which is ready to be given to him. (4ZA) The detention under sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of a person to whom section 60 (limitation on detention of pregnant women) of the Immigration Act 2016 applies is subject to that section. (5) The provisions of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 that apply in relation to the grant of immigration bail by the First-tier Tribunal apply in relation to the grant of bail by the court under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A). (6) If the court grants bail to a person under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A), Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 applies in relation to that person as if the person had been granted immigration bail by the First-tier Tribunal under that Schedule. (7) A reference in any provision of, or made under, an enactment other than this paragraph to immigration bail granted, or a condition imposed, under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 includes bail granted by the court under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) or (as the case may be) a condition imposed by the court on the grant of such bail.