The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1109
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007.

Section 2 Citation and interpretation

In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Section 3 Commencement

Section 8 (legal aid) of the Act shall come into force on 30th April 2007.

Section 4 Commencement

Section 52(7) (fees: supplemental) of, and Schedule 2 (fees: consequential amendments) to, the Act shall come into force on 2nd April 2007, to the extent that those provisions are not already in force.

Section 5 Commencement

Subject to article 6, section 61 (repeals) of, and Schedule 3 (repeals) to, the Act shall come into force on 2nd April 2007, to the extent that those provisions relate to entries listed in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 6 Savings

(1) The repeal by this Order of section 25 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc. ) Act 2004 shall not affect the power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under that section which—

(a) require a person seeking permission under section 19(3)(b), 21(3)(b) or 23 (3)(b) of that Act or under paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 23 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to make an application in writing; or

(b) specify the information to be contained in, or provided with, the application, and how and to whom the fee in respect of that application is to be paid.

(2) In such regulations, the reference to the fee to be paid shall be taken to be a reference to the fee to be paid in connection with such an application payable by virtue of an order made under section 51(1) of the Act.