The Immigration (Entry Otherwise than by Sea or Air) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/1832
• Sections: 7

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Entry Otherwise than by Sea or Air) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2

(1) This article applies where—

(a) a person who requires leave to enter the United Kingdom by virtue of section 9(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 or by virtue of article 3 of the Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972 ; or

(b) a person in respect of whom a deportation order is in force,

has entered or is seeking to enter the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland.

(2) Where this article applies, paragraphs 8, 9 and 11 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 shall have effect in relation to persons entering or seeking to enter the United Kingdom on arrival otherwise than by ship or aircraft as they have effect in the case of a person arriving by ship or aircraft, with the modifications set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 3

Article 2 shall apply where an illegal entrant entered the United Kingdom before the date when this Order comes into force, as well as where he entered the United Kingdom on or after that date.

(3) Article 2 shall not apply where a person has arrived in, but not entered, the United Kingdom before the date on which this Order comes into force.

Section 1

In this Schedule “Schedule 2” means Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971.

Section 2

For paragraph 8 of Schedule 2, substitute:

(8)

(1) Where a person arriving in the United Kingdom is refused leave to enter, an immigration officer or the Secretary of State may give the owners or agents of any train, vehicle, ship or aircraft directions requiring them to make arrangements for that person’s removal from the United Kingdom in any train, vehicle, ship or aircraft specified or indicated in the direction to a country or territory so specified being—

(a) a country of which he is a national or citizen; or

(b) a country or territory in which he has obtained a passport or other document of identify; or

(c) a country or territory in which he embarked for the United Kingdom; or

(d) a country or territory to which there is reason to believe that he will be admitted.

(2) The costs of complying with any directions given under this paragraph shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State.

Section 3

In paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 2:

(a) after “immigration officer”, insert “or the Secretary of State”; and

(b) after “authorised by paragraph 8(1)”, insert “and the costs of complying with any directions given under this paragraph shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State”.

Section 4

In paragraph 11 of Schedule 2, after “on board any”, insert “train, vehicle,”.