The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/475
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 27th February 2004.

Section 2 Amendment of the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000

The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000

In article 1(3):

(a) after the definition of “control port”, there shall be inserted:

“convention travel document” means a travel document issued pursuant to Article 28 of the Refugee Convention, except where that travel document was issued by the United Kingdom Government;

(b) after the definition of “the Immigration Acts”, there shall be inserted:

“Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951 and its Protocol ;

Section 4 Amendment of the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000

In article 3:

(a) for paragraph (1), there shall be substituted:

(1) Subject to paragraph (4), an entry clearance shall only have effect as leave to enter if it complies with the requirements of this article.

(b) after paragraph (3), there shall be inserted:

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), an entry clearance shall not have effect as leave to enter if it is endorsed on a convention travel document.

(5) An entry clearance endorsed on a convention travel document before 27th February 2004 shall have effect as leave to enter.