The Asylum (Designated Countries of Destination and Designated Safe Third Countries) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/2671
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Asylum (Designated Countries of Destination and Designated Safe Third Countries) Order 1996 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2

The following countries are designated as ones in which it appears to the Secretary of State that there is in general no serious risk of persecution:

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Ghana

India

Pakistan

Poland

Romania.

Section 3

The following countries are designated for the purpose of section 3(2) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (person who has been, or is to be, sent to such a country not entitled to bring or pursue an appeal so long as he is in the United Kingdom):

Canada

Norway

Switzerland

United States of America.