The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/1159
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

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), after the definition of “the Act”, there shall be inserted the following definition:

“ADS Agreement with China” means the Memorandum of Understanding on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People’s Republic of China to the United Kingdom as an approved destination, signed on 21st January 2005;

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

(1) Article 4 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), after the words “visit visa”, there shall be inserted the words “(other than a visit visa granted pursuant to the ADS Agreement with China) unless endorsed with a statement that it is to have effect as a single-entry visa”.

(3) After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs:

(2A) A visit visa granted pursuant to the ADS Agreement with China endorsed with a statement that it is to have effect as a dual-entry visa, shall have effect as leave to enter the United Kingdom on two occasions during its period of validity, in accordance with paragraph (2B).

(2B) On arrival in the United Kingdom on each occasion, the holder shall be treated for the purposes of the Immigration Acts as having been granted, before arrival, leave to enter the United Kingdom for a limited period, being the period beginning on the date on which the holder arrives in the United Kingdom and ending on the date of expiry of the entry clearance.

(4) In paragraph (3), for the words “any other form of entry clearance” there shall be substituted the words “any form of entry clearance to which this paragraph applies”.

(5) After paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

(3A) Paragraph (3) applies to –

(a) a visit visa (other than a visit visa granted pursuant to the ADS Agreement with China) endorsed with a statement that it is to have effect as a single entry visa;

(b) a visit visa granted pursuant to the ADS Agreement with China unless endorsed with a statement to the effect that it is to have effect as a dual entry visa; and

(c) any other form of entry clearance.